Publications

newly recognized hantaviruses associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in northern brazil: partial genetic characterization of viruses and serologic implication of likely reservoirs.	following the occurrence of the first laboratory-confirmed cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (hps) in maranhao state, brazil, rodents were trapped and rodent materials screened by elisa for antibodies to sin nombre and andes hantaviruses. antibody-positive samples were tested by rt-pcr, amplified products were sequenced, and phylogenetic trees were constructed for comparison with known hantaviruses. from 104 rodent blood samples collected (40 bolomys lasiurus, 52 holochilus sciureus, 12 oli ...	2005	15815145
karyotype composition of some rodents and marsupials from chapada diamantina (bahia, brasil).	the chapada diamantina (cd) is located in bahia state, between 11-14 degrees s and 41-43 degrees w, being part of the serra do espinhaço. the occurrence of different habitats and transition areas permits an interesting mammal fauna composition, with species from different biomes living in sympatry. species of didelphimorphia and rodentia are important members of mammal communities in almost all different habitats, and morphological and cytogenetic characters are important for a correct identific ...	2007	18094834
hantaviruses and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, maranhao, brazil.	to confirm circulation of anajatuba virus in maranhao, brazil, we conducted a serologic survey (immunoglobulin g elisa) and phylogenetic studies (nucleocapsid gene sequences) of hantaviruses from wild rodents and persons with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. this virus is transmitted by oligoryzomys fornesi rodents and is responsible for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in this region.	2010	21122229
phylogenetic exploration of hantaviruses in paraguay reveals reassortment and host switching in south america.	abstract:	2011	21838900
characterization of juquitiba virus in oligoryzomys fornesi from brazilian cerrado.	the juquitiba virus, an agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, is one of the most widely distributed hantavirus found in south america. it has been detected in oligoryzomys nigripes, akodon montensis, oxymycterus judex, akodon paranaensis in brazil and in o. nigripes, oryzomys sp. and oligoryzomys fornesi rodents in argentine, paraguay and uruguay. here, we report the genomic characterization of the complete s segment from the juquitiba strain, isolated from the lung tissues of o. fornesi ...	2014	24674957