Incidence Rate for Hantavirus Infections without Pulmonary Syndrome, Panama

Incidence Rate for Hantavirus Infections without Pulmonary Syndrome, Panama

During 2001–2007, to determine incidence of all hantavirus infections, including those without pulmonary syndrome, in western Panama, we conducted 11 communitywide surveys. Among 1,129 persons, antibody prevalence was 16.5%–60.4%. Repeat surveys of 476 found that patients who seroconverted outnumber...

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Main Authors: Blas Armien, Juan M. Pascale, Carlos Munoz, Sang-Joon Lee, Kook L. Choi, Mario Avila, Candida Broce, Anibal G. Armien, Fernando Gracia, Brian Hjelle, Frederick Koster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hantavirus
Bunyaviridae
epidemiology
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
viruses
Panama
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/10/10-1717_article

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