Molecular Epidemiology of Laguna Negra Virus, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
- Elizabeth S. Travassos da Rosa
- Daniele B.A. Medeiros
- Márcio R.T. Nunes
- Darlene B. Simith
- Armando de S. Pereira
- Mauro R. Elkhoury
- Elizabeth Davi Santos
- Marília Lavocat
- Aparecido A. Marques
- Alba V.G. Via
- Vânia A. Kohl
- Ana C.P. Terças
- Paulo D`Andrea
- Cibele R. Bonvícino
- Elba R. Sampaio de Lemos
- Pedro F.C. Vasconcelos
Publication date
June 2012
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
We associated Laguna Negra virus with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Mato Grosso State, Brazil, and a previously unidentified potential host, the Calomys callidus rodent. Genetic testing revealed homologous sequencing in specimens from 20 humans and 8 mice. Further epidemiologic studies may lead to control of HPS in Mato Grosso State
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