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Hantavirus Disease: Information for Medical Providers
Hantavirus Disease in the Four Corners: Information for Medical Providers
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (3:50): A discussion with Dr. Adam MacNeil, an epidemiologist at CDC, about hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Date Released: 7/18/2011.
A Minute of Health with CDC Series – Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (0:59). Date Released: 1/14/2010. A brief summary of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Un Minuto de Salud con Los CDC Serie – Sindrome Pulmonar por Hantavirus (1 :21). Date Released: 3/15/2011. Un breve resumen del síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus.
A Cup of Health with CDC Series – Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (4:38). A discussion with Dr. Barbara Knust, an epidemiologist at CDC, about hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Date Released: 1/14/2010
Publications:
- Medscape CME Activity: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, United States, 1993-2009 pdf icon[PDF – 273] Emerg Infect Dis. 2011, 17 (No. 7).
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome — United States: Updated Recommendations for Risk Reduction MMWR. 2002, 51(RR09);1-12.
- Hantavirus Infection — Southwestern United States: Interim Recommendations for Risk Reduction MMWR. 1993, 42(RR-11);1-13.
- Laboratory Management of Agents Associated with Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Interim Biosafety Guidelines MMWR. 1994, 43(RR-7);1-7.
Argentina
- M. Wells, S. S. Estani, Z. E. Yadon, D. Enría, P. Padula, N. Pini, J. N. Mills, C. J. Peters, and E. L. Segura. An Unusual Hantavirus Outbreak in Southern Argentina: Person-to-Person Transmission?Emerg. Infect. Dis. 3 (2):171-174, 1997.
- E. Lazaro, G. E. Cantoni, L. M. Calanni, A. J. Resa, E. R. Herrero, M. A. Iacono, D. A. Enría, and S. M. Gonzalez Cappa.Clusters of Hantavirus Infection, Southern Argentina. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 13 (1):104-110, 2007.
- Pini, S. Levis, G. E. Calderón, J. Ramirez, D. Bravo, E. Lozano, C. Ripoll, S. C. Jeor, T. G. Ksiazek, R. M. Barquez, and D. Enría. Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 9 (9):1070-1076, 2003.
- P. Martinez, C. Bellomo, J. San Juan, D. Pinna, R. Forlenza, M. Elder, and P. J. Padula. Person-to-person transmission of Andes virus. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 11(12):1848-1853, 2005.
Bolivia
- Espinoza, P. Vial, L. M. Noriego, A. Johnson, S. T. Nichol, P. E. Rollin, R. Wells, S. Zaki, E. Reynolds, and T. G. Ksiazek. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in a Chilean Patient with Recent Travel in Bolivia. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 4 (1):93-95, 1998.
Brazil
- E. Limongi, F. C. da Costa, R. M. C. Pinto, R. C. de Oliveira, C. Bragagnolo, E.R.S. Lemos, M. B.C. de Paula, A. A. Pajuaba Neto, and M. S. Ferreira. Cross-sectional Survey of Hantavirus Infection, Brazil. Emerg. Inf. Dis. 15 (12):1981-1983, 2009.
- Suzuki, I. Bisordi, S. Levis, J. Garcia, L. E. Pereira, R. P. Souza, T. K. N. Sugahara, P. Noemi, E. Delia, and L. T. M. Souza. Identifying Rodent Hantavirus Reservoirs, Brazil. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 10 (12):2127-2134, 2004.
Canada
- A. Drebot, H. Artsob, and D. H. Werker. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Canada, 1989-1999external icon. Canada Communicable Disease Report 26 (8):65-68, 2000.
Chile
- Galeno, J. Mora, E. Villagra, J. Fernandez, J. Hernandez, G. J. Mertz, and E. Ramirez. First Human Isolate of Hantavirus (Andes virus) in the Americas. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 8 (7):657-661, 2002.
- Toro, J. D. Vega, A. S. Khan, J. N. Mills, P. Padula, W. Terry, Z. Yadón, R. Valderrama, B. A. Ellis, C. Pavletic, R. Cerda, S. Zaki, S. Wun-Ju, R. Meyer, M. Tapia, C. Mansilla, M. Baro, J. A. Vergara, M. Concha, G. Calderon, D. Enria, C.J. Peters, and T. G. Ksiazek. An Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Chile, 1997. Emerg. Inf. Dis. 4 (4):687-694, 2007.
Colombia
- Mattar and M. Parra. Serologic Evidence of Hantavirus Infection in Humans, Colombia. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 10 (12):2263-2264, 2004.
Panama
- S. Bayard, P. D. Kitsutani, E. O. Barria, L. A. Ruedas, D. S. Tinnin, I. B. de Mosca, G. Guerrero, R. Kant, A. Garcia, L. Caceres, F. G. Gracia, E. Quiroz, B. Armien, M. Libel, J. N. Mills, A. S. Khan, S. T. Nichol, P. E. Rollin, T. G. Ksiazek, and C. J. Peters. Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Los Santos, Panama, 1999–2000. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 10 (9):1635-1642, 2004.
Paraguay
- Padula, V. P. Martinez, C. Bellomo, S. Maidana, Juan J. San, P. Tagliaferri, S. Bargardi, C. Vazquez, N. Colucci, J. Estevez, and M. Almiron. Pathogenic Hantaviruses, Northeastern Argentina and Eastern Paraguay. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 13 (8):1211-1214, 2007.
Uruguay
- Delfraro, M. Clara, L. Tome, F. Achaval, S. Levis, G. E. Calderón, D. Enría, M. Lozano, J. Russi, and J. Arbiza. Yellow Pygmy Rice Rat (Oligoryzomys flavescens) and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Uruguay. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 9 (7):846-852, 2003.