1. Puumala virus pulmonary syndrome in a Romanian immigrant.
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Caramello P, Canta F, Bonino L, Moiraghi C, Navone F, Lipani F, Balbiano R, Caputo AM, and Gai V
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- Adult, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome complications, Humans, Italy, Male, Phylogeny, Puumala virus classification, Respiration, Artificial methods, Respiratory Distress Syndrome therapy, Respiratory Distress Syndrome virology, Romania, Treatment Outcome, Emigration and Immigration, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome diagnosis, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome virology, Puumala virus isolation & purification, Travel
- Abstract
Hantaviruses belong to the Bunyaviridae family, which is comprised of Bunyavirus, Phlebovirus, Nairovirus, and Hantavirus. Euroasiatic Hantaviruses belong to two distinct subfamilies: Murinae (comprising Hantaan, Dobrava, and Seoul viruses), which are responsible for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), and Arvicolinae (comprising Puumala virus), responsible for nephropathia epidemica (NE) and HFRS. On the contrary, the New World Hantavirus belongs to the Sigmodontinae subfamily and includes the North American viruses: Sin Nombre, Monongahela; New York, Bayou, Black Creek Canal, and the South American, which comprise the Andes, Oran, Lechiguanas, Laguna Negra, Juquitiba; both groups are responsible for the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
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- 2002
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