Molecular epidemiology of Laguna Negra virus, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Travassos da Rosa ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3358143 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature