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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Outbreak, Brazil, December 2009–January 2010

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: An outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome occurred in the Sobradinho Indian settlement of the Kayabí ethnic group in northern Mato Grosso during December 2009-January 2010. We conducted a retrospective study to clarify the outbreak's epidemiologic and clinical characteristics. Results suggest a relationship between the outbreak and deforestation and farming expansion in indigenous areas.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid1911.120463

Authors: Ana Cláudia Pereira Terças, Marina Atanaka dos Santos, Marta Gislene Pignatti, Mariano Martinez Espinosa, Alba Valéria Gomes de Melo Via, Jaqueline Aparecida Menegatti

Institution: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Language: English

Topic: Viral Infections and Vectors

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Universidade de São Paulo, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Nacional de Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul