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[an epidemiologic study on hfrs after six years surveillance--comparison with antibodies for two virus strain, hantaan virus 76-118 strain and wkm strain in members of college]. 19872890697
[hemorrhagic fevers with renal syndrome caused by hantaan virus in france]. 19872892243
incidence and geographic distribution of serologically verified cases of nephropathia epidemica in sweden.a nationwide survey of hospitalized, serologically verified adult nephropathia epidemica cases in sweden from 1978 to 1981 was performed. serum was collected from 1,063 patients with a diagnosis of nephropathia epidemica or one of 10 other renal diseases with related symptoms. sera were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence technique for the presence of immunoglobulin g antibodies to hantaan virus, causative agent of korean hemorrhagic fever that cross-reacts with the nephropathia epidemica ag ...19882895579
haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: clinical, virological and epidemiological perspectives.haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) is caused by a group of rna viruses within the family of bunyaviridae known as hantaviruses. the classical, severe form of hfrs is characterized by fever, headache, abdominal and lumbar pain, proteinuria, haemorrhagic phenomena, shock and renal failure. the disease is associated with the prototype hantaan virus and occurs in rural areas of korea and china with apodemus mice as reservoir hosts. a clinically less severe form of hfrs, which is caused by ...19872895603
baculovirus expression of the small genome segment of hantaan virus and potential use of the expressed nucleocapsid protein as a diagnostic antigen.autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (acnpv) was used as an expression vector for the nucleocapsid protein gene of hantaan virus. two different cdna clones representing the small genome segment of hantaan virus were inserted into the transfer vector pacym1, and recombinants were generated by replacement of a portion of the baculovirus polyhedrin gene with the foreign, hantaan virus gene. recombinants containing both the first and second atg initiation codons of the hantaan virus gen ...19882895799
identification of the antigenic components of hantaan virus reacting with rabbit antisera and sera from patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. 19882897400
[hantaan virus infections as a cause of acute kidney failure. 3 cases in west germany].three cases of hantaan virus infection (korean haemorrhagic fever) leading to acute renal failure are described. all three had mild haemorrhagic fever with a renal syndrome. it had started with acute fever followed by oliguria, proteinuria and microhaematuria (in two patients) in the further course of the disease, as well as urea and creatinine retention. one patient needed to be dialysed twice. hantaan virus-specific igg antibodies were demonstrated in all three patients; one also had igm antib ...19882897900
enzyme immuno assay for the detection of virus specific igg and igm antibody in patients with haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.consecutive serum samples collected from 235 patients with haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs), between two days and two years after onset of disease, have been analysed for the presence of igg and igm type of antibodies specific for hanta-viruses. the sera were screened in parallel by a newly developed indirect immuno enzyme assay (eia) in parallel with indirect immunofluorescent antibody assay (ifa). in both tests the hantaan virus strain 76-118 was used as the antigen. the eia was m ...19882898929
[sero-epidemiological study in mauritania (1985-1986): incidence of treponematosis, hepatitis b virus, hiv virus and viral hemorrhagic fevers].a serological serosurvey was made in different ethnic groups of mauritania in 1985. a very high prevalence of hepatitis b markers was found with more than 20% of hbs antigen carriers. treponema specific antibodies in low-age classes observed is a reflect of endemic syphilis. the seroprevalence of antibody against hiv and viral haemorrhagic fever viruses (rift valley fever, crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever and haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) was very low.19882900081
conservation of antigenic properties and sequences encoding the envelope proteins of prototype hantaan virus and two virus isolates from korean haemorrhagic fever patients.viruses isolated from the blood of two korean haemorrhagic fever patients were propagated in cell culture and compared to prototype hantaan virus which was isolated from apodemus mice. the antigenic properties of the human isolates were found to be closely related to hantaan virus by plaque reduction neutralization, haemagglutination inhibition and fluorescent antibody staining with both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies. the medium genome segment of each human isolate was sequenced and compa ...19882900289
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in yugoslavia: detection of hantaviral antigen and antibody in wild rodents and serological diagnosis of human disease.lung tissues from 547 rodents and 26 insectivores captured between 1981 and 1984 in central bosnia (fojnica) and central serbia (cacak), 2 regions known to be endemic for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs), were examined for hantaviral antigen by the indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique. antigen was detected in 17/231 apodemus flavicollis, 3/187 a. sylvaticus, 1/46 a. agrarius, 4/32 mus musculus, and 3/28 clethrionomys glareolus. in addition, antibodies against hantaan and puu ...19882900550
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (nephropathia epidemica) in norway: seroepidemiology 1981-1985.an indirect fluorescent antibody technique (ifat) was applied to serologically confirm the clinical diagnosis in 507 nephropathia epidemica (ne) suspected patients. hantaan virus (hv), the agent of korean hemorrhagic fever, which is serologically related to the ne agent, was used as antigen. both igg and igm reactions were detected. high levels of igg antibodies to hv were common, even in the acute phase of illness. over a 5-year period, a total of 35% of the ne suspected patients revealed antib ...19882900551
seroepidemiology of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in bulgaria.during the period of 1954-1986, 399 cases of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) were registered in bulgaria with 63 (15.7%) deaths. three hundred serum samples from 214 patients who had contracted the disease from 1957 to 1986 were investigated by indirect fluorescent antibody test (if-at). as antigen vero-e6 cells infected with the asian hantaan virus were used, as well as lung sections from bank voles (clethrionomys glareolus) infected with strains udmurt and kazan 6-cg from the eur ...19882902774
serological evidence of hantavirus infection in laboratory rats and personnel.laboratory-acquired haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) has been reported in many countries. a serological survey of laboratory white rats and of laboratory personnel for antibodies to hantaviruses was conducted in singapore. forty-four per cent (143/329) of rats were seropositive by the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test but none had hantaviral antigens in lung tissues. two of 74 laboratory personnel were seropositive but neither had a history of clinical illness. the high serop ...19882906333
[serological demonstration of the presence of hantaan virus in rattus norvegicus rats in a rural environment in france]. 19872951694
[serological demonstration of the presence of hantaan virus in rattus norvegicus rats in an urban environment in france]. 19872951696
morphology and morphogenesis of viruses of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs). i. some peculiar aspects of the morphogenesis of various strains of hfrs virus.the morphology and morphogenesis of viruses of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) were studied by thin-section electron microscopy. ten strains of hfrs virus isolated in china and one strain isolated in korea were compared. the virions varied in size as well as in the shape and character of their inner components. both intracellular and extracellular ribosome-like, electron-dense, virus-associated granules were seen. a viral antigen layer was often visualized on the surface of hfrs vir ...19852984144
coding strategy of the s genome segment of hantaan virus.hantaan virus is the type species of the recently recognized hantavirus genus of bunyaviridae. the small (s) rna segment of the negative-sense, tripartite genome was molecularly cloned and the nucleotide sequence was determined. the rna sequence derived from the cdna copy was found to contain 1696 nucleotides. a single open reading frame of sufficient size to encode the virus nucleocapsid protein was detected in the cdna corresponding to viral complementary-sense rna. rna transcripts of the cdna ...19863024404
[acute kidney failure caused by hantaan virus. case report from the west germany].a man aged 41 years who spent his leisure time in a marshy region infested with brown rats developed an infectious disease with high fever associated with diarrhoea, arthralgia and lumbago. in the course of the disease an acute renal failure occurred not requiring dialysis which spontaneously receded. histology revealed signs of an acute renal failure with sparse interstitial round-cell infiltrations. serological investigations showed a rising titre against hantaan virus, strain cg 1820 (1:1024) ...19863080305
hantaan virus replication: effects of monensin, tunicamycin and endoglycosidases on the structural glycoproteins.the monovalent ionophore monensin, which interferes with cellular transport pathways, and the antibiotic tunicamycin, which prevents glycosylation of newly synthesized proteins, were used to examine hantaan virus particle formation and polypeptide synthesis. viral replication in the presence of either drug resulted in reduced antigen production as well as reduced yields of both intracellular and extracellular infectious virus. analysis of viral polypeptides synthesized in the presence of the dru ...19863083039
hantaan virus m rna: coding strategy, nucleotide sequence, and gene order.the m genome segment of hantaan virus was molecularly cloned and the nucleotide sequence of cdna was determined. the virion rna is 3616 bases long with 3'- and 5'-terminal nucleotide sequences complementary for 18 bases. a single long open reading frame in the viral complementary-sense rna had the potential to encode 1135 amino acids or a polypeptide of 126,000 da. amino-terminal sequences of isolated g1 and g2 envelope glycoproteins were determined, revealing a gene order with respect to messag ...19873103329
nucleotide sequence of the m segment of the genomic rna of hantaan virus 76-118. 19873114716
viruses of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) grouped by immunoprecipitation and hemagglutination inhibition.nine viruses antigenically related to hantaan virus that were isolated from various rodents in several countries and from a patient were examined by immunoprecipitation and by hemagglutination inhibition (hi). the immunoprecipitation tests were done with a monoclonal antibody that reacted with glycoprotein g2 and an antibody against a nucleocapsid protein. the viruses were classified into four subtypes on the basis of the molecular weights of their precipitated polypeptides and the pattern of re ...19873117723
expression of the hantaan virus m genome segment by using a vaccinia virus recombinant.a cdna containing the complete open reading frame of the hantaan virus (htn) m genome segment has been cloned into vaccinia virus. this recombinant virus expresses two glycoproteins which are similar to the htn structural glycoproteins, g1 and g2, in molecular weight, cleavage pattern, and cellular distribution. both htn and recombinant vaccinia virus glycoproteins are exclusively associated with the golgi apparatus of the cell. despite this intracellular restriction, mice inoculated with the re ...19883123711
cell-mediated immunity to virus causing haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: generation of cytotoxic t lymphocytes.cytotoxic t lymphocytes (ctls) were generated when spleen cells from mice infected with viruses causing haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome were stimulated in vitro with syngeneic cells infected with viruses. these cytotoxic effector cells, with lyt2+ l3t4- markers on their surface, demonstrated h-2 restriction. ctls induced by hantaan virus (76-118 strain) or seoul virus (b-1 strain) showed cross-reactivity with infected target cells. hantaan virus infection induced a higher ctls response th ...19883137309
development of inactivated vaccine against virus causing haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.b-1 virus belonging to the hantavirus group was serially passaged in the brains of newborn mice. inactivated vaccine was prepared from the brains after inactivation with formalin and then purification by ultracentrifugation. the antigenic potency of this vaccine in vitro was determined by antibody-bound enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and serial diluted vaccine bound to an aluminium hydroxide gel was inoculated into balb/c mice to test immunogenicity. after two injections of this vacci ...19883138829
[propagation and replication of hantaan virus in human endothelial cells in vitro]. 19883147808
immunoperoxidase assay for the detection of specific igg antibodies to hantaan virus.a technique, using indirect immunoperoxidase antibody (ipa), was developed for the detection of igg antibody to hantaan virus. the same protein a-peroxidase conjugate was used with mouse, rat and human sera. the ipa technique employs glass slides with air-dried gamma-ray-inactivated and acetone-fixed hantaan-infected vero-e6 cells. antibody titers detected by ipa was comparable to those detected by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique.19853882732
geographical distribution and age related prevalence of antibody to hantaan-like virus in rat populations of baltimore, maryland, usa.recent studies indicate that domestic rats (rattus norvegicus) from harbor-side areas within port cities of the united states are infected with a hantaan-like virus. the geographical distribution of seropositive rats may be extremely localized within these urban environments. we surveyed four widely separated residential sites distant from the harbor within baltimore, maryland, usa, to determine the geographical distribution and prevalence of antibody to hantaan-like virus in rats from urban are ...19853885776
definition of three serotypes of hantaviruses by a double sandwich elisa with biotin-avidin amplification system.a total of seven different isolates of hantaviruses from five mammalian species and six geographical areas were examined by a double sandwich elisa with biotin-avidin amplification system. three serotypes were recognized by comparing antigen titres to homologous and heterologous antibody and blocking antibody titres to homologous and heterologous antigens. serotype 1 included four strains: hantaan virus isolated from apodemus agrarius in south korea, hupei-i isolated from acute-phase serum from ...19853926952
propagation of korean hemorrhagic fever virus in laboratory rats.korean hemorrhagic fever virus (khfv) has been adapted to the wistar and fisher strains of rats. infection was detected by the appearance of specific antigen in the lung tissue of the infected rats at 14 to 64 days after inoculation and by the appearance of circulating antibodies in ther serum which reacted specifically with khfv antigen in the lungs of infected apodemus agrarius subsp. coreae 3 weeks after inoculation. distribution of antigen in rat tissues as determined by immunofluorescent st ...19816111538
electron microscope appearance of hantaan virus, the causative agent of korean haemorrhagic fever.the morphology and morphogenesis of three strains of hantaan virus, which causes korean haemorrhagic fever (khf), were examined by thin-section and negative-contrast electron microscopy of infected a549 cell-culture specimens. in thin sections, virus was detected within cytoplasmic granular matrices (viroplasms) of the infected cells. virus particles were spherical (diameter 73 +/- 5 nm), and had an extremely electron-dense core (diameter 47 +/- 6.5 nm). replication and maturation of the virus s ...19816112446
intraspecific transmission of hantaan virus, etiologic agent of korean hemorrhagic fever, in the rodent apodemus agrarius.experimental parameters of infection and intraspecific transmission of hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of korean hemorrhagic fever, in apodemus agrarius rodents were determined. mice inoculated by the intramuscular route experienced viremia for about 1 week beginning on day 7. after 3 weeks, immunofluorescent and neutralizing antibodies were present and no mouse ever developed signs of acute illness. virus was recovered from lung, kidney, salivary gland, and liver, and virus excretion in urin ...19816116436
korean hemorrhagic fever among rural residents in japan.naturally occurring infection with korean hemorrhagic fever virus among four families living in rural areas of northern and central japan was proved by the demonstration of antibody to the virus. furthermore, korean hemorrhagic fever virus antigen was detected in the lung tissues of wild rodents captured in the endemic area. these findings indicate the endemic presence of korean hemorrhagic fever virus on honshu island, japan.19816118386
morphological identification of the agent of korean haemorrhagic fever (hantaan virus)as a member of the bunyaviridae.korean haemorrhagic fever (khf) (hantaan virus), a rodent-borne viral illness, is an important cause of human disease throughout much of asia and eastern europe. the agent responsible for khf has not yet been conclusively identified. plaque-purified khf virus was concentrated and then banded in a potassium tartrate gradient. material from the 1.17-1.19 g/ml band was examined by electron microscopy and particles with a morphology identical to that of the family bunyaviridae were found. the partic ...19826121225
hantaan virus, aetiological agent of korean haemorrhagic fever, has bunyaviridae-like morphology.spherical to oval particles with a unit membrane and subunit surface structure were demonstrated by negative-contrast staining of supernatant fluids of a-549 cell cultures infected with strain 76-118 of hantaan virus. the particles had an average diameter of about 95 nm, with a range of 80 to 110 nm. similar particles were isolated by buoyant density fractionation in sucrose gradients. in four separate experiments, infectivity cosedimented with 95 nm particles at buoyant densities from 1.15 to 1 ...19826121226
intracerebral inoculation of suckling mice with hantaan virus. 19826125672
hantaan virus is related to hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in norway. 19826125745
isolation of hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of korean hemorrhagic fever, from wild urban rats.urban rats captured in seoul and four nearby korean cities were found to have immunofluorescent antibodies reactive with hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of korean hemorrhagic fever (khf). serum antibodies were detected in 13% from 477 rattus norvegicus and 11% of 47 rattus rattus. hantaan viral antigen was found in pulmonary tissues of 42 animals, and hantaan virus was recovered from 23 rats, all but two of which were r. norvegicus. wistar rats were qualitatively much more sensitive than apod ...19826127366
laboratory-acquired infections with hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of korean hemorrhagic fever.clinically apparent infections with hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of korean hemorrhagic fever, occurred in nine persons exposed to the virus at the korea university virus institute (seoul) between 1971 and 1979. all were directly related to trapping of wild rodents or work with naturally or experimentally infected wild and laboratory rodents in a designated animal suite. all infections were acquired during the months of november-april, and none was associated with accidental parenteral inoc ...19826127367
seroepidemiology of hantaan virus. 19826129497
muroid virus nephropathies and muroid viruses of the hantaan virus group.hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) came dramatically to the attention of western medicine in 1951 with the "new" disease becoming a major source of morbidity and mortality in american troops in korea. known there as epidemic hemorrhagic fever (ehf) or korean hemorrhagic fever (khf), it became apparent that it was the same disease as the endemic (epidemic) hemorrhagic nephroso-nephritis of the soviet far east and songo fever of the japanese army in manchuria. the conjecture that the mil ...19826134336
haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: memorandum from a who meeting.haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) is a public health problem throughout most of the european and asian land mass. although predominantly associated with rural areas, it is now being recognized as an urban problem in some countries, and also presents a particular hazard to laboratory staff who use rodents for biomedical research. in wild rodents (rats, mice and voles) the infection is asymptomatic. human infection with the hfrs agent(s) is sporadic, but under special circumstances epi ...19836134591
immunofluorescence studies of disseminated hantaan virus infection of suckling mice.hantaan virus, the etiological agent of korean hemorrhagic fever, was inoculated intracerebrally or intraperitoneally into suckling mice, and the course of the infection was followed by infectivity titration and immunofluorescence studies. mice became ill and were moribund by 13 to 14 days postinfection. in mice inoculated either intracerebrally or intraperitoneally, virus antigen was present in brain, heart, lungs, liver, and kidney. less consistently, specific fluorescence was observed in sple ...19836134678
characterization of hantaan virions, the prototype virus of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.hantaan virus, strain 76-118, was propagated to high titer in a clone of vero cells, and infectious virions were successfully concentrated and purified. infectivity and virus antigenic activity were closely associated with a virus particle that exhibited a sedimentation rate indistinguishable from a representative member of the bunyaviridae. purified virions sedimented to a density of 1.16-1.17 in sucrose and 1.20-1.21 in cesium chloride. detergent disruption of virions resulted in a nucleocapsi ...19836140290
an immune adherence assay for discrimination between etiologic agents of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.antigens of the viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) and antibodies to these antigens were titrated in an immune adherence hemagglutination (iaha) test and a cf test. vero-e6 cells infected with the sr-11 strain of hfrs virus, an isolate from rats associated with a laboratory outbreak in japan, and the 76-118 strain of hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of korean hemorrhagic fever, were used as antigens in the iaha, cf, and indirect immunofluorescent antibody (ifa) tes ...19846141206
disseminated intravascular coagulation in korean hemorrhagic fever.to investigate the nature and role of coagulation and complement alterations in the pathogenesis of korean hemorrhagic fever (khf), the profiles from the early stages in 27 male patients were serially evaluated. evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (dic) was observed in 14 of the 27 patients (51.8%) sometime during the course of the disease. the earlier the coagulation tests were performed, the more frequently the evidence of dic was found. the mean serum c3 concentration was signi ...19836141786
two cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in northern greece.two cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome were diagnosed in woodcutters presumably exposed to wild rodents and their urine in a forest in northern greece. the disease was characterized by acute renal insufficiency without hemorrhagic manifestations. one patient required hemodialysis, but both recovered without sequelae and developed a fourfold increase in titer of antibody to hantaan virus, as determined by an immunofluorescence test. these are the first reported cases of hemorrhagic fe ...19846145743
[acute interstitial nephropathy secondary to hantaan virus infection]. 19846149540
hemagglutination-inhibiting antibody in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.hemagglutination activity was demonstrated in a hantaan virus antigen prepared from infected suckling mouse brain by sucrose-acetone extraction. hemagglutination of goose erythrocytes was ph dependent and was optimal at ph 6.0-6.2. immunofluorescent and hemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies were significantly correlated in 80 human and 13 animal sera. hemagglutination-inhibiting antibody was present in some patients 20 years after the onset of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. the hemagglu ...19846150063
positive serological evidence that hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, is endemic in canada.hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome is endemic in most parts of the world. the etiological agent in known as hantaan virus. more than 2000 canadian sera from all age groups and provinces were tested for the presence of antibody to this virus by the indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique. the frequency of seropositivity ranged from 0.3 to 4.0%, with the national average being 1.4%. newfoundland and new brunswick in the atlantic region had the highest positivity, being higher than hyperen ...19846150755
[hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome due to hantaan virus or a serologically related virus].seven cases of acute renal failure consecutive to haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) due to the hantaan virus or to a serologically related virus are reported. these cases were observed in north-eastern france between march, 1983 and january, 1984. all patients were of rural origin and had been in contact with field mice. the predominant initial clinical symptoms were signs of infection and diffuse muscle pain, without evidence of haemorrhage. however, massive proteinuria was noted, a ...19846151176
synergistic antiviral effects of ribavirin and the c-nucleoside analogs tiazofurin and selenazofurin against togaviruses, bunyaviruses, and arenaviruses.binary combinations of the n-nucleoside ribavirin (1-beta-d-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide) and the c-nucleoside analog selenazofurin (2-beta-d-ribofuranosylselenazole-4-carboxamide) or tiazofurin (2-beta-d-ribofuranosylthiazole-4-carboxamide) were tested in vitro for activity against venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, japanese encephalitis, yellow fever, rift valley fever, korean hemorrhagic fever, and pichinde viruses. the 50% effective dose for each compound alone or in a series ...19846151377
hantaan virus. 19846151600
clinical and serological diagnosis of nephropathia epidemica, the mild type of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.the serological diagnosis of nephropathia epidemica (ne), the mild european type of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs), was studied by means of an indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique (ifat) in a large outbreak in finland (morbidity 1.4/1000 population). acetone-fixed sections of lung of bank voles (clethrionomys glareolus) naturally infected with puumala virus served as antigen. altogether 65 patients were followed serologically for up to 20 months. serological results obtai ...19846151960
antigenic differences between two viruses, isolated in japan and korea, that cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.hantaan virus (hv) 76-118, isolated from apodemus agrarius coreae in korea, and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) virus b-1, isolated from a rat in japan, were examined for polypeptide compositions and for differences in immune responses in rats. in immunoprecipitation experiments, a major polypeptide of ca. 50 kilodaltons (k) was detected with antisera against hv 76-118 in cell extracts from vero e6 cells infected with hfrs virus b-1, whereas three major polypeptides of 74 k (glycosy ...19846207309
in-vivo activity of antivirals against exotic rna viral infections.infection of humans by viruses belonging to the families of toga-, bunya-, and arenaviridae constitutes a major health problem worldwide and certain of the viruses have the potential to cause widespread epidemics. in the search for effective chemotherapy against these viruses several hundred nucleoside and nucleotide analogues have been screened for antiviral activity. of the compounds tested, ribavirin, has been shown in laboratory animal models to have significant inhibitory effects against ri ...19846208183
monoclonal antibodies specific for hantaan virus.six hybridoma cell line producing monoclonal antibodies to hantaan virus were established by fusion of ns-1 mouse myeloma cells with spleen cells of mice immunized with hantaan virus strain 76-118. the specificity of these monoclonal antibodies was established by immunoblotting analysis and immunofluorescence. five of the clones reacted with antigens on the cell surface and in the cytoplasm, and one clone reacted with a determinant expressed only in the cytoplasm of the infected cells. two of th ...19836408643
an epidemiological survey of nephropathia epidemica in sweden.the indirect immunofluorescence test (ift) using the hantaan virus (agent of korean hemorrhagic fever, khf) was applied for detection of antibodies to nephropathia epidemica (ne). from 103 patients with symptoms suggesting ne, 61% revealed khf/ne antibodies in the convalescent sera. all seropositive patients seemed to have acquired their disease in ne endemic areas (north of the 60th parallel). only patients found to have a typical clinical ne (fever, abdominal pain and renal engagement) were se ...19836417769
analysis of hantaan virus rna: evidence for a new genus of bunyaviridae.hantaan virus, the prototype virus of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, was examined for nucleic acid characteristics which would support its previously proposed inclusion in the virus family bunyaviridae. nucleocapsid rna from hantaan virions and a control bunyavirus were examined for ribonuclease a (rnase a) sensitivity. both viruses exhibited a similar accessibility of rna within nucleocapsids to digestion by rnase a. complete digestion of the rna of both viruses was affected with high c ...19836419460
[prevalence of ectoparasites, endoparasites, bacteria and anti-hantaan virus antibodies in wild rats captured in harbor area of shimizu, japan]. 19846431033
infectivity titration of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus: use of immune adherence hemagglutination for detection of virus growth.serial dilutions of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome viruses were inoculated into vero-e6 cells in microplates. after 2 weeks of incubation, infected cells were disrupted by freezing and thawing, and virus antigens were detected by immune adherence hemagglutination. the infectivity titers of the virus as determined by this method were in close agreement with those obtained by the immunofluorescent antigen endpoint method. then, a neutralization method was established. japanese hemorrhagic f ...19846436305
evaluation of focus reduction neutralization test with peroxidase-antiperoxidase staining technique for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus.titers of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus were estimated by counting foci stained with peroxidase-antiperoxidase or by using immunofluorescence methods. foci stained with pap were clearer and easier to count. the peroxidase-antiperoxidase method showed a linear relationship between virus concentration and the number of foci. a focus-reduction neutralizing antibody test was performed with immune rat sera and sera from patients. again, the peroxidase-antiperoxidase method proved to be ...19846440908
experimental infection in newborn mice and rats by hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) virus.newborn mice and rats were inoculated intracerebrally (ic) or intraperitoneally (ip) with hantaan virus (76-118 strain) or hfrs-related virus (b-1 strain). the mortality and the influence on the increase of body weight in newborn mice were higher in the groups infected with the 76-118 strain than in the groups infected with the b-1 strain, while the b-1 strain was more virulent in rats than the 76-118 strain. virus isolation from rats inoculated with either strain was attempted 7 and 11 weeks af ...19846442757
hantaan virus: identification of virion proteins.sds-page and immunoprecipitation analyses were carried out on the virion and cell-associated proteins of hantaan virus, the causative agent of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs). purified virions have a density of 1.17 g/ml in sucrose, and contain four proteins with molecular weights of 45 000 (45k), 56k, 72k and 200k, confirming recent evidence that the virus is a member of the family bunyaviridae. detergent treatment of virions indicates that the 45k protein is the virus nucleoprote ...19846540294
broad-spectrum antiviral activity of 2-beta-d-ribofuranosylselenazole-4-carboxamide, a new antiviral agent.the relative in vitro antiviral activities of three related nucleoside carboxamides, ribavirin (1-beta-d-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide), tiazofurin (2-beta-d-ribofuranosylthiazole-4-carboxamide), and selenazole (2-beta-d-ribofuranosylselenazole-4-carboxamide), were studied against selected dna and rna viruses. although the activity of selenazole against different viruses varied, it was significantly more potent than ribavirin and tiazofurin against all tested representatives of the ...19836615611
epitope mapping studies with neutralizing and non-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to the g1 and g2 envelope glycoproteins of hantaan virus.epitopes recognized by three g1-specific and two g2-specific neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to hantaan virus were mapped by sequence analyses of the complete m genome segments of neutralization escape variant viruses. for each variant, we detected nucleotide sequence substitutions which resulted in a single amino acid change in either the g1 or g2 protein. serological properties of the variant viruses correlated with changes identified by nucleotide sequence analyses. to map epitopes recogni ...19937504368
[preparation and antigenic characterization of rat monoclonal antibodies against hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus].11 hybridoma cell lines secreting monoclonal antibodies (mcabs) against hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus (hfrsv) were obtained in our laboratory by immunizing lou/c rats with hfrsv chen strain. these rat mcabs were characterized by radio-immunoprecipitation and western blotting methods, 2 directed against glycoprotein g2, 9 against nucleocapsid protein (np) of hfrsv. the results of neutralization (nt) and hemagglutination inhibition(hi) test showed that most of the mcabs specific for ...19947522942
british soldier returns from bosnia with hfrs. 19957581633
development of monoclonal antibodies against hantaan virus nucleocapsid protein.forty-five hybridoma cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies against hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, were generated by fusion of p3-x63-ag8.v653 myeloma cells with spleen cells of mice immunized with inactivated hantaan virus vaccine. among these, 38 antibodies were identified as binding to the 48-kda nucleocapsid protein by immunoblot assay or radioimmunoprecipitation. twenty-six of them were of the immunoglobulin g1 (igg1), nine were of the igg2a ...19957583920
cross-neutralization of hantaviruses with immune sera from experimentally infected animals and from hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome patients.plaque-reduction neutralization tests were done with eight of nine known representative hantaviruses and immune sera from experimentally infected animals and from patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) or hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (hps). results obtained with animal sera demonstrated each virus to be antigenically unique. neutralization with the hps patient sera was highest with sin nombre (sn) virus and to a lesser extent with black creek canal (bcc) virus. sera from kor ...19957594720
the 5' ends of hantaan virus (bunyaviridae) rnas suggest a prime-and-realign mechanism for the initiation of rna synthesis.we examined the 5' ends of hantaan virus (htn) genomes and mrnas to gain insight into the manner in which these chains were initiated. like those of all members of the family bunyaviridae described so far, the htn mrnas contained 5' terminal extensions that were heterogeneous in both length and sequence, presumably because htn also "cap snatches" host mrnas to initiate the viral mrnas. unexpectedly, however, almost all of the mrnas contained a g residue at position -1, and a large fraction also ...19957637020
a vaccinia virus-vectored hantaan virus vaccine protects hamsters from challenge with hantaan and seoul viruses but not puumala virus.to investigate the ability of a vaccinia virus-vectored vaccine expressing the m and the s segments of hantaan (htn) virus (c. s. schmaljohn, s. e. hasty, and j. m. dalrymple, vaccine 10:10-13, 1992) to elicit a protective immune response against other hantaviruses, we vaccinated hamsters with the recombinant vaccine and challenged them with htn, seoul (seo), or puumala (puu) virus. neutralizing antibodies to htn virus were found in all vaccinated hamsters both before and after challenge. neutra ...19957666542
mixed natural focus of tick-borne encephalitis, tularemia and haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in west slovakia.total of 923 small mammals of 7 species were collected in locality záhorská ves, west slovakia, in 1990-1992. among examined small mammal species it was clethrionomys glareolus (48.7% of total, 17.5% positive for tick-borne encephalitis (tbe) virus antibodies), apodemus flavicollis (29.7% of total, 17.5% positive), a. sylvaticus (11.3% of total, 16.3% positive), and microtus arvalis (6.2% of total, 10.5% positive). the most abundant tick species (larval and nymphal stages) on small mammals was i ...19957676942
localization of hantaan viral envelope glycoproteins by monoclonal antibodies in renal tissues from patients with korean hemorrhagic fever h.the role of viruses in several renal diseases is not documented clearly. the authors attempted to localize envelope glycoproteins of hantaan virus in biopsy specimens from patients with korean hemorrhagic fever (khf) as evidence of direct viral invasion of renal tissues. the authors studied sequential sections of kidney biopsy specimens from 23 of 35 patients with serologically confirmed khf diagnosed between june 1985 and december 1989. the sections were stained with the avidin-biotin-peroxidas ...19937692720
a serotypic study of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in rural china.apodemus agrarius was trapped in the fields and rattus norvegicus was trapped within the houses in the villages of jiande county, a region in the zhejiang province of china endemic for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs). antibodies to hantaviruses were detected in three (16.7%) of 18 a. agrarius and 12 (13.5%) of 89 r. norvegicus, whereas hantavirus antigens were detected in the lung tissues of four (22.2%) of 18 and nine (10.1%) of 89 of these rodents, respectively. three hantaviruses ...19957694967
[electron microscopic study on the petechial hemorrhagic spots in patients with epidemic hemorrhage fever (ehf)].ehf viral particles were found in the squamous epithelial cells and capillary endothelial cells of the petechial spots located at the mucous membrane of the soft palate in cases of early stage of severe type ehf by transmission electron microscopy. the viral particles are round or oval in shape, about 100 nm in diameter with a lipid bilayer envelope from which spikes are protruding. the virions matured by budding through the intracytoplasmic membranes into the smooth surfaced vesicles. the morph ...19947720117
serological evidence of hantaan virus in slovakia during 1989-1991.nephropathia epidemica was supposed to be an european form of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs). however, in 1989-1991 we found serological evidence of infection with hantaan virus in patients' sera from slovakia. higher titers of antibodies against hantaan virus were detected in sera of 6 out of 75 patients with febrile disease, renal failure and clinical diagnosis of hfrs. the higher titers of antibodies against puumala virus were detected in sera of 6 out of 75 patients. serologic ...19947726005
characterization of the mode of hantaan virus infection in adult mice using a nested reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction: transient virus replication in adult mice.a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for the detection of hantavirus genome was established and applied to analyze the mode of infection of hantaan virus in adult icr mice. the cdna for the s genome segment of hantaan virus was reverse-transcribed from the total rna of organs of the infected mice. the sequence in the s genome segment of hantaan virus was successfully amplified by reverse transcriptase (rt)-pcr followed by nested pcr. in 5-week-old icr mice inoculated intraperitoneally with hantaan ...19957783676
an etiologic study of hemoglobinuria and blackwater fever in the kivu mountains, zaire.between january 1985 and march 1986, in the high altitude area of kivu, eastern zaïre, 38 patients presenting with hemoglobinuria as main manifestation were investigated. profound glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency was detected in 4 patients, leptospirosis in 2 and hantaan virus infection in 2. hemolysis was doubtful (haptoglobin > 40 mg/dl, hemoglobin > 12 g/dl) in 2 patients. other potential causes of hemoglobinuria such as hemoglobinopathy, toxic agents, infectious diseases or blood ...19957794063
[propagation of the htv in primary human embryonic kidney and lung cell culture].2 strains of hantaan virus (htv, 76-118, hubei-114) have been propagated successfully in cultured primary human embryonic kidney (hek) and lung (hel) cells. cytopathic effect (cpe) was observed in the two kind of cells on day 5 to 7 postinoculation which showed the cell became round and clustered, then detached. the replicating peak of the hubei-114 in two kinds of cell cultures appeared on the 11th day and another strain on the 14th or 17th day after infection. the ultrastructure changes were o ...19947801638
enhancement of infectivity of hantavirus in cell culture by centrifugation.centrifugation was introduced during virus adsorption to vero e6 cells to improve the infectivity of hantavirus. centrifugal adsorption of a stock solution of hantaan virus strain 76-118 to a monolayer of vero e6 cells enhanced virus infectivity depending on the centrifugation time and the centrifugal force. the maximum level of infectivity (3.1 x 10(6) ffu/ml) was enhanced after a 2 h centrifugation at 671 x g, which was almost 9-times higher than that of conventional adsorption of the virus at ...19947822463
[the study on elisa methods for detection of specific antibodies against hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus in rat sera].three elisa methods were developed to detect specific antibodies against hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus (hfrsv) in rats sera. it was shown that all three kinds of mcab-elisa were specific, sensitive and simple for the detection of hfrsv antibodies in rat sera.19947834708
seroprevalence study of hantavirus antibodies in pima indians with renal disease. 19957876639
strand-specific detection of hantaan virus rna sequences by in vitro dna amplification.hantaan virus often causes a fatal human disease, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs). an assay for strand-specific detection and quantitation of hantaan virus rna was developed based on the polymerase chain reaction (pcr). a protocol for the efficient detection of both genomic rna and its transcript is presented, in which a reverse transcriptase reaction (rtr) followed by pcr with two common primers was used to distinguish between positive- and negative-stranded rna. using this method, ...19947898391
comparison of virulence between seoul virus strain sr-11 and hantaan virus strain 76-118 of hantaviruses in newborn mice.virulence of hantavirus strain of sr-11 seoul virus and hantaan 76-118 (htn) of hantaan virus were compared. infections of both strains were lethal in newborn mice. however, inoculum required to cause lethal infection was about 4,000 times higher for strain htn (1.65 x 10(3) pfu/mouse/ld50) than for strain sr-11 (0.36 pfu). thus, both strains were considered pathogenic to newborn mice but they possessed different levels of virulence. the assay system used for these strains in newborn mice proved ...19937901740
epizootiological study of hantavirus infection among rattus norvegicus in tokyo bay area, japan.the prevalence of antibodies against hantavirus in 413 rats (rattus norvegicus) captured in eight regions of the tokyo bay area from 1983 to 1992 were examined by the indirect fluorescent antibody test. antibody-positive rats were found in tokyo port in 1983 (34.8%), 1984 (25.9%), 1985 (22.0%) and 1986 (15.6%), in kasai seaside park in 1989 (3.2%) and 1990 (4.2%) and in chiba port in 1990 (6.7%). in tokyo port, antibody-positive rats were found in any season in 1984 and 1985, and seroprevalences ...19937903711
[viral infections--clinical pictures and laboratory diagnosis. part 3: hantaan virus and hantaan-related viruses, hepatitis a and b]. 19937905848
[detection of hemorrhagic fever virus-rna in renal tissue and peripheral blood in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome].hemorrhagic fever virus (hfv) rna in renal tissue and blood samples from 21 patients with epidemic hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) were examined by either in situ or blot hybridization using digoxigenin labelled hfv-cdna probe. hfv associated antigen and immune complex (ic) in renal tissue were also investigated simultaneously using immunofluorescence (if) technique. hfv-rna was detected in the renal specimen particularly renal tubular in 8/21 hfrs patients mostly of severe type ill ...19937906187
[a study on gastric mucosa damage, antigen location, and virus dissociation in patients with epidemic hemorrhagic fever].gastric mucosa damage was investigated with techniques of gastroscopy, gastric biopsy, antigen location with immunohistochemical enzyme staining and virus dissociation in 135 patients with epidemic hemorrhagic fever (ehf). we found that the major pathologic finding in gastric mucosa is hemorrhage of squamous shape. ehf virus antigen exists in epithelial cytoplasm of the superficial layer and lamina propria of gastric mucosa and the virus is dissociated from gastric mucosa. the virus is identifie ...19937907971
[advances in research on pathogenesis of epidemic hemorrhagic fever]. 19937907974
epidemiologic surveillance on the hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in china.this article summarizes the contents and results of extensive surveillance on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) in china. data from surveillance on human hfrs, including morbidity and case fatality rate, trend of epidemics, periodicity of epidemics, factors related to epidemics, types of epidemic areas, environment structure of natural nidi, geographic distribution, seasonal distribution, age distribution, sex distribution and occupation distribution, as well as surveillance on animal ...19937908258
antigenic and molecular characterization of hantavirus isolates from china.hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) is caused by certain viruses in the genus hantavirus, family bunyaviridae, and is a major public health problem in china. by using molecular and serological tests, we characterized 15 hantaviruses isolated either from patients with hfrs or from rodents captured in endemic areas of china. by cross plaque-reduction neutralization tests performed with rabbit immune sera, we identified two serologically distinct groups of viruses, comprised of those relat ...19947909976
immunohistochemical detection of hantaan virus antigen in renal tissue from patient with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. 19947915405
[the detection of antibodies to the hantaan virus in the urine of patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome].using a commercial diagnostic preparation for indirect ifa test, 135 urine samples from 50 patients with hfrs were examined at different periods of the disease. antibodies were demonstrable in all urine specimens from hfrs patients for 13 days. in 14-20 days they could be detected in half of the patients, and no antibodies could be demonstrated since the 21st day on. the results of urine examination from healthy subjects and some patients with other clinical diagnoses were negative same as contr ...19937915448
investigation on inactivated epidemic hemorrhagic fever tissue culture vaccine in humans.from 1988 to 1992, 2479 volunteers were immunized by inactivated meriones unguiculatus kidney cell (mukc) vaccine. their seroconversion rates of neutralizing antibody were about 90% after 3 doses of the vaccine. no side effects were found. the vaccine stored for 14 months at 4 degrees c still had good immunogenicity. it was shown that the vaccine was safe, effective and stable. detailed observation was made in 75 volunteers. the results showed that the seroconversion rate by plaque reduction neu ...19947916278
belgrade and hantaan hantaviruses--the causative agents of severe haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in children in serbia.during an outbreak of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) in 1989, five children (3 girls, 2 boys, aged 6.8-16 years) with a severe form of the disease were treated; four of these were followed for 22-28 months. the main clinical features in all five patients were: fever, headache, myalgia, abdominal and back pain and vomiting; haemorrhagic syndrome was present in four children. renal syndrome presented with severe acute renal failure in all five patients. all patients recovered. serol ...19947917855
the fourth china national congress on medical virology. 19947924587
rapid differentiation between hantaan and seoul viruses by polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme analysis.the majority of causative strains of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) are known as hantaan and seoul viruses in korea. the clinical manifestations may be indistinguishable between both viruses, although the clinical course of hantaan virus infection is more severe than that of the seoul virus. therefore, the differentiation of hantaan or seoul virus may be important for predicting the prognosis. the primers were selected from the published sequences of the s segments of hantaan virus ...19947931185
isolation of a strain of a hantaan virus from a fatal case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in slovenia.hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) has been serologically confirmed in slovenia during the last seven years. there is evidence that three hantaviruses (hantaan, puumala, and a newly described form termed dobrava) circulate simultaneously in this area. recently, a hantavirus was isolated from the urine and brain tissue of a fatal case of hfrs. positive immunofluorescent reactions with reference human sera and monoclonal antibodies were first recognized after the second cell culture pass ...19947943563
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