1. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome outbreak, Brazil, December 2009-January 2010.
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Terças AC, Atanaka dos Santos M, Pignatti MG, Espinosa MM, Via AV, and Menegatti JA
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- Adolescent, Adult, Brazil epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Contact Tracing, Female, Geography, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome history, History, 21st Century, Humans, Infant, Male, Pedigree, Young Adult, Disease Outbreaks, Orthohantavirus immunology, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome epidemiology
- 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.
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- 2013
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