| andes hantavirus variant in rodents, southern amazon basin, peru. | we investigated hantaviruses in rodents in the southern amazon basin of peru and identified an andes virus variant from neacomys spinosus mice. this finding extends the known range of this virus in south america and the range of recognized hantaviruses in peru. further studies of the epizoology of hantaviruses in this region are warranted. | 2014 | 24447689 |
| serologic evidence for human hantavirus infection in peru. | while human illness associated with hantavirus infection has been documented in many countries of south america, evidence for hantavirus transmission in peru has been limited to the isolation of rio mamore virus from a pigmy mouse rat (oligoryzomys microtis) in the amazon city of iquitos. to address the possibility of human hantavirus exposure in the region, we screened febrile patients reporting to health clinics in iquitos from 2007 to 2010 for serological evidence of recent hantavirus infecti ... | 2012 | 22616720 |
| [hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (rio mamore virus) in the peruvian amazon region]. | hantavirus infection is a viral zoonotic infection borne by rodents which most letal form clinical is the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (sph, spanish abbreviation). the mamore river variant originates in south america and was found in rodents without any association to human diseases. two cases of sph were identified in the peruvian amazon region in november 2011. in both cases, a molecular diagnostic testing was conducted by the instituto nacional de salud from peru. a phylogenetic analysis of ... | 2012 | 23085803 |