Serologic survey for hantavirus infections among wild animals in rural areas of Säo Paulo State, Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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43(6): 325-327, Nov.-Dec. 2001.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
A serosurvey was conducted in wild animals captured close to two areas where hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) occurred in Säo Paulo State, Brazil. Serum samples from a total of 43 mammals were tested for antibodies reactive with Sin Nombre (SN) hantavirus using a strip immunoblot assay. RNAs from the blood clots of the positive samples were submitted to reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Two rodents of the genus Oligoryzomys were positive for hantavirus antibodies. These animals were captured in the Iguape region and represented 16.7 percent (2/12) of the sera from rodents and 100.0 percent (2/2) of the Oligoryzomys captured in that area. RT-PCR failed to amplify any viral cDNA. These results are in agreement with other data that suggest that members of this genus are important reservoirs of hantaviruses in Brazil
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Assunto principal:
Reservatórios de Doenças
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Orthohantavírus
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Infecções por Hantavirus
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Animais Selvagens
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
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
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Estados Unidos
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of New Mexico/US
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University of Säo Paulo/BR
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