| a fatal hantavirus pulmonary syndrome misdiagnosed as dengue: an investigation into the first reported case in rio de janeiro state, brazil. | we report the results of an investigation into a fatal case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (hps) in rio de janeiro state, brazil, where the disease had not been reported previous to 2015. following the notification of an hps case, serum samples were collected from the household members and work contacts of the hps patient and tested for antibody to hantaviruses. seroprevalence of 22% (10/45) was indicated for hantavirus out of 45 human samples tested. blood and tissue samples were collected fr ... | 2017 | 28719302 |