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Síndrome cardiopulmonar por Hantavirus luego del brote de Epuyén, Argentina: la necesidad de investigar nuevas formas de intervención terapéutica

Los Hantavirus son virus con ARN de cadena simple pertenecientes a la familia Bunyaviridae. A diferencia de otros virus de la familia, no tienen artrópodos como vectores; sus hospederos en la naturaleza son roedores y algunos mamíferos pequeños. La transmisión al hombre ocurre por la inhalación de e...

Síndrome cardiopulmonar por hantavirus
Hanta syndromevirus cardiopulmonary

Rev. cuba. med; 58 (2), 2019
Introducción: En el ámbito mundial las enfermedades infecciosas son la segunda causa de muerte en el presente siglo. La epidemiología de las enfermedades infecciosas emergentes y reemergentes plantean desafíos a la clínica y a la salud pública en general, tal es el caso del síndrome cardiopulmona...

Sobrevida de pessoas com hantavirose diagnosticadas no Estado do Paraná, Brasil

Resumo: Hantavirose é uma doença emergente e com impacto na saúde pública. Por apresentar sinais e sintomas inespecíficos e facilmente confundidos com outras doenças, seu prognóstico poderia ser melhorado por meio do conhecimento de fatores que pudessem contribuir para seu desfecho. O estudo objet...

Rodent-borne viruses survey in rural settlers from Central Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 114 (), 2019
Anthropogenic environmental changes arising from settlement and agriculture include deforestation and replacement of natural vegetation by crops providing opportunities for pathogen spillover from animals to humans. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of rodent-borne virus infections in seven ...

Conocimientos y prácticas asociadas a transmisión de triquinelosis, hanta y equinococosis quística
Knowledge and practices associated with transmission of trichinellosis, hanta and cystic equinococcosis

Cienc. enferm; 24 (), 2018
RESUMEN Objetivo: Asociar el nivel de conocimiento y prácticas (hábitos y costumbres) responsables de la transmisión de Triquinelosis, Síndrome Cardiopulmonar por Hantavirus y Equinococosis quística (Hidatidosis), en habitantes de los sectores rurales. Material y método: Estudio descriptivo correla...

First serologic evidence of human hantavirus infection in Alagoas State in Northeastern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is rare in Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: Prospective surveillance was conducted over a two-year period in Alagoas State, Northeastern Brazil. The prevalence of anti-hantavirus N-antigen IgM and IgG in human serum samples was determined...

Seropositivity diagnosis for hantavirus in Jataí, Goiás State, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Emerging diseases are of great interest, especially those associated with high mortality rates such as hantaviruses. We aimed to conduct a seroepidemiological survey to determine the levels of hantavirus infection. METHODS: In-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was...

Evidencia serológica retrospectiva de infecciones por Leptospira spp, dengue, hantavirus y arenavirus en indígenas Emberá-Katío, Colombia

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (4), 2016
We have developed a study in the Embera-Katío indigenous community and we found that the seropositivity for IgG antibodies to Leptospira spp. was 18.1%; to dengue was 61.1%; to arenavirus was 3.1% and to hantavirus was 1.5%. We conclude that this indigenous community live in conditions that promote the ...