| [new findings on junin virus infection in rodents inside and outside the endemic area of hemorrhagic fever in argentina]. | in conjunction with field trials for a vaccine against argentine hemorrhagic fever (ahf), small mammals were trapped during a 28-month period (1 november 1987 to 13 march 1990) in 3 epidemiologically defined areas of the central argentine pampas: northern and central buenos aires provinces were included in the ahf "historic" area, where the disease was common 15-20 years ago, but case rates are currently low; southern santa fe province is the current high-incidence area for ahf; the nonendemic a ... | 1991 | 7476104 |
| [present status of zoonotic hemorrhagic fevers of south america]. | since 1958, the geographical distribution of argentine hemorrhagic fever (ahf) has especially extended non only into the province of buenos aires but also towards the provinces of santa fe and cordoba, leading to an estimated population at risk of about 1.2 m inhabitants. recent epidemiological field studies has confirmed the major role of calomys musculinus and c. laucha rodents in both transmission to man and conservation of junin virus in nature. however, the human infection may result essent ... | 1993 | 7819800 |
| junin virus activity in two rural populations of the argentine hemorrhagic fever (ahf) endemic area. | to determine the prevalence of inapparent infection with junin virus among the rural population and its relation to the clinical disease, a serological study was carried out in two zones of the endemic area of argentine hemorrhagic fever (ahf). from the first appearance of ahf in the zones (1963) and the moment of the survey (1977), 14 years had passed. a total of 695 serum samples were obtained, 540 from córdoba and 155 from buenos aires. of the 695 serum samples, 83 were positive for neutraliz ... | 1983 | 6317799 |
| [junin virus activity in humans and rodents of non-endemic areas of the province of buenos aires]. | | 1985 | 3020341 |