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. 2003 Sep;9(9):1070-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid0909.020768.

Hantavirus infection in humans and rodents, northwestern Argentina

Noemi Pini  1 , Silvana Levis, Gladys Calderón, Josefina Ramirez, Daniel Bravo, Elena Lozano, Carlos Ripoll, Stephen St Jeor, Thomas G Ksiazek, Ruben M Barquez, Delia Enria
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Hantavirus infection in humans and rodents, northwestern Argentina

Noemi Pini et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

We initiated a study to elucidate the ecology and epidemiology of hantavirus infections in northern Argentina. The northwestern hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)-endemic area of Argentina comprises Salta and Jujuy Provinces. Between 1997 and 2000, 30 HPS cases were diagnosed in Jujuy Province (population 512,329). Most patients had a mild clinical course, and the death rate (13.3%) was low. We performed a serologic and epidemiologic survey in residents of the area, in conjunction with a serologic study in rodents. The prevalence of hantavirus antibodies in the general human population was 6.5%, one of the highest reported in the literature. No evidence of interhuman transmission was found, and the high prevalence of hantavirus antibody seemed to be associated with the high infestation of rodents detected in domestic and peridomestic habitats.

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Distribution of general population and survey population by sex and age.
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Localization of rodent trapping sites in Yuto and its surroundings.
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