Malaria and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Gold Mining in the Amazon Region, Brazil

Malaria and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Gold Mining in the Amazon Region, Brazil

People living in mining regions are exposed to numerous biological agents by several specific types of transmission mechanisms. This study is designed to describe fatal hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) cases confirmed by serology and molecular analysis, where a seroprevalence survey was conducted...

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Main Authors: Ana Cláudia Pereira Terças-Trettel, Elaine Cristina de Oliveira, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes, Alba Valéria Gomes de Melo, Renata Carvalho de Oliveira, Alexandro Guterres, Jorlan Fernandes, Raphael Gomes da Silva, Marina Atanaka, Mariano Martinez Espinosa, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
malaria
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
infectious diseases epidemiology
differential diagnosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1852

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