Serological Survey of Hantavirus in Inhabitants from Tropical and Subtropical Areas of Brazil
Joint Authors
Alves Morais, Felipe
Santo Pietro Pereira, Aparecida
Lazaro Moreli, Marcos
Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Luís
Schiavo Nardi, Marcello
Farah Tófoli, Cristina
Araujo, Jansen
Mara Dutra, Lilia
Lopes Ometto, Tatiana
Hurtado, Renata
Carmona de Jesus Maués, Fábio
Zingano Hinke, Tiene
Jaber Mahmud, Sati
Correia Lima, Monica
Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo, Luiz
Luiz Durigon, Edison
Pereira, Alexandre
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Brazil has reported more than 1,600 cases of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HPS) since 1993, with a 39% rate of reported fatalities.
Using a recombinant nucleocapsid protein of Araraquara virus, we performed ELISA to detect IgG antibodies against hantavirus in human sera.
The aim of this study was to analyze hantavirus antibody levels in inhabitants from a tropical area (Amazon region) in Rondônia state and a subtropical (Atlantic Rain Forest) region in São Paulo state, Brazil.
A total of 1,310 serum samples were obtained between 2003 and 2008 and tested by IgG-ELISA, and 82 samples (6.2%), of which 62 were from the tropical area (5.8%) and 20 from the subtropical area (8.3%), tested positive.
Higher levels of hantavirus antibody were observed in inhabitants of the populous subtropical areas compared with those from the tropical areas in Brazil.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alves Morais, Felipe& Pereira, Alexandre& Santo Pietro Pereira, Aparecida& Lazaro Moreli, Marcos& Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Luís& Schiavo Nardi, Marcello…[et al.]. 2016. Serological Survey of Hantavirus in Inhabitants from Tropical and Subtropical Areas of Brazil. Advances in Virology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096779
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alves Morais, Felipe…[et al.]. Serological Survey of Hantavirus in Inhabitants from Tropical and Subtropical Areas of Brazil. Advances in Virology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096779
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alves Morais, Felipe& Pereira, Alexandre& Santo Pietro Pereira, Aparecida& Lazaro Moreli, Marcos& Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Luís& Schiavo Nardi, Marcello…[et al.]. Serological Survey of Hantavirus in Inhabitants from Tropical and Subtropical Areas of Brazil. Advances in Virology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096779
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096779
