Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome: a report of two cases
Infection with hantavirus, from the family Bunyaviridae, causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in the Americas. This highly lethal anthropozoonosis afflicts preferentially individuals in rural areas and is transmitted by aerosol of excreta from infected wild rodents. The aim of this stud...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2013-10-01
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442013000500002&lng=en&tlng=en |