Seroprevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents from the State of Ceará, Brazil
The hantavirus cardiovascular pulmonary syndrome (HCVPS) and the plague(Yersinia pestis infection) are zoonoses that occur in Brazil, having in commonrodent reservoirs. Therefore their distribution areas may overlap. The prevalence ofhantavirus antibodies in animals caught in the routine activities...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) |
| Repository: | Revista de patologia tropical (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/9493 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/9493 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Rodents Hantavirus Seroprevalence Plague. Roedores Hantavírus Soroprevalência Peste. Microbiologia |
| Summary: | The hantavirus cardiovascular pulmonary syndrome (HCVPS) and the plague(Yersinia pestis infection) are zoonoses that occur in Brazil, having in commonrodent reservoirs. Therefore their distribution areas may overlap. The prevalence ofhantavirus antibodies in animals caught in the routine activities of the Plague ControlProgram (PCP) in the State of Ceará in the period from 2002 to 2005 was analyzedin the rodent population in the plague areas. The sample consisted of 239 animals:136 Necromys lasiurus, 31 Oligoryzomys nigripes, 33 Oryzomys subflavus, 4Holochilus sciureus, 24 Rattus rattus, 1 Mus musculus, 8, Trichomys apereoides and2 Galea spixii. Two N. lasiurus captured in the Serra da Ibiapaba were positive forhantavirus antibodies, indicating that humans in these areas are at risk of contractinga potentially lethal infection what justifies the implementation of a research programto study systematically the hantaviruses and rodent hosts in this area. |
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