Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Anajatuba, Maranhäo, Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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43(4): 237-240, Aug. 2001. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
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RESUMO
The authors report a confirmed case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the rural area of the municipality of Anajatuba, state of Maranhäo. Two other suspected cases from the same region are also described. The confirmed case involved a previously healthy young woman who died with signs and symptoms of acute respiratory insufficiency 5 days after presenting fever, myalgia and a dry cough. The patient was a student who was helping her parents with work in the fields; it was a habit of the family to store rice inside the house. The suspected cases involved two first-degree relatives working as field hands who died of acute respiratory insufficiency 24 and 48 hours, respectively, after presenting fever, myalgia and a dry cough. Both stored rice and corn inside their home. People living in the region reported massive infestations with rats in the woods and fields
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Síndrome Pulmonar por Hantavirus
Limite:
Animais
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Fundaçäo Nacional de Saúde/BR
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Instituto Evandro Chagas/BR
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Qualidade de Vida/BR
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Secretaria Municipal de Saúde/BR
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Universidade Federal do Maranhäo/BR
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