Serologic survey of hantavirus in a rural population from the northern State of Mato Grosso, Brazil Pesquisa sorológica para hantavírus em uma população rural do norte do Estado do Mato Grosso, Brasil

Serologic survey of hantavirus in a rural population from the northern State of Mato Grosso, Brazil Pesquisa sorológica para hantavírus em uma população rural do norte do Estado do Mato Grosso, Brasil

INTRODUCTION: Hantavirus is a genus of ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses included in the family Bunyaviridae. Hantaviruses are rodent-borne zoonoses that, in the last 18 years, became an emergent public health problem in the Americas, causing a severe cardiopulmonary syndrome. This disease has no speci...

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Main Authors: Ioni Oliveira Santos, Glauciane Garcia de Figueiredo, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo, Maria Regina Andrade de Azevedo, Neil Ferreira Novo, Celidéia Aparecida Coppi Vaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Hantavirus
Hantavirose
Bunyaviridae
Hantaviruses
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