title: [Detection of natural foci of the hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the Georgian SSR].
abstract: The circulation of the causative agent of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Georgia was studied. Altogether, 7,938 small mammals of 16 species trapped in 23 administrative areas of the republic were examined, and the specific antigen of HFRS virus was detected in 308 (3.8%). In serological examinations of 10 patients, antibody to HFRS virus was found in 4. Analysis of the above results indicates the existence of natural foci of HFRS in the Georgian SSR.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005846:Georgia (Republic); D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000276:immunology; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral
vernacular_title: Obnaruzhenie prirodnykh ochagov gemorragicheskoĭ likhoradki s pochechnym sindromom v Gruzinskoĭ SSR.