| serological survey of hantavirus in rodents in uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil. | we conducted a serological survey to determine the presence of hantavirus infection in rodents in uberlândia, minas gerais as well as to identify and characterize associated factors. rodents were captured using sherman live-capture traps set in rural and peri-urban environments. a total of 611 rodents were captured. there was a higher trap success in peri-urban areas (26.3%) and a higher prevalence of antibodies among rodents captured in rural areas (2.9%). necromys lasiurus was the most common ... | 2013 | 23740018 |
| co-circulation in a single biome of the juquitiba and araraquara hantavirus detected in human sera in a sub-tropical region of brazil. | hantaviruses is an emerging infectious disease. although hcps has been reported in several regions of brazil, more cases of hcps have recently been reported in minas gerais than in any other state. in 2009, we analyzed 27 samples presenting antibodies against hantaviruses. these samples originated from 688 symptomatic patients, as determined based on the hemorrhagic fever protocol. a subsequent sybr green-based real-time rt-pcr demonstrated the presence of the virus in 22 of the samples. among t ... | 2015 | 25678450 |
| hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and rodent reservoirs in the savanna-like biome of brazil's southeastern region. | this paper describes the diversity of rodent fauna in an area endemic for hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (hcps) in brazil, the population dynamics and the relationship of rodents with hantavirus in the cerrado (savanna-like) biome. additionally, an analysis is made of the partial s segment sequences of the hantaviruses obtained from serologically confirmed human hcps cases and from rodent specimens. rodents were collected during four campaigns. human serum samples were collected from suspec ... | 2016 | 26541807 |