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Case Reports
. 2011 Apr;17(2):189-92.
doi: 10.1007/s13365-010-0011-4. Epub 2011 Jan 15.

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: encephalitis caused by virus Andes

Lionel Talamonti  1 , Paula J Padula, María Sol Canteli, Federico Posner, Fanny Pires Marczeski, Carlos Weller
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: encephalitis caused by virus Andes

Lionel Talamonti et al. J Neurovirol. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) are rodent-borne emerging diseases caused by members of the genus Hantavirus, family Bunyaviridae. Some species of hantavirus may cause encephalitis, but this is the first report in Andes virus associated to HPS.

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