Newly Recognized Hantaviruses Associated with Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Northern Brazil: Partial Genetic Characterization of Viruses and Serologic Implication of Likely Reservoirs

Following the occurrence of the first laboratory-confirmed cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in Maranhao State, Brazil, rodents were trapped and rodent materials screened by ELISA for antibodies to Sin Nombre and Andes hantaviruses. Antibody-positive samples were tested by RT-PCR, amplifi... View More