Acute Sin Nombre hantavirus infection without pulmonary syndrome, United States.
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) occurs in most infections with Sin Nombre virus and other North American hantaviruses. We report five cases of acute hantavirus infection that did not fit the HPS case definition. The patients had characteristic prodromal symptoms without severe pulmonary involvement. These cases suggest that surveillance for HPS may need to be expanded.
Kitsutani
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. pdk8@cdc.gov
Denton
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RW
Fritz
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Murray
R A
RA
Todd
R L
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Pape
W J
WJ
Wyatt Frampton
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Young
J C
JC
Khan
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Peters
C J
CJ
Ksiazek
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D014481:United States
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M