[Study of Hantavirus seoul in a human and rodent population from a marginal area in Buenos Aires City].
A sero-epidemiological survey was conducted to detect evidence of the circulation of Hantavirus seoul. This virus of worldwide distribution is associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. A total of 106 samples from people who live in a marginal area in Buenos Aires City and 29 Rattus norvegicus captured in the surroundings of their houses were tested for specific antibodies. Thirty five samples from hypertensive patients undergoing a follow up health program, living in the same neighbourhood, were also tested. The antibody prevalence in rodents was 31% while no evidence of infection was found in the human samples.
Seijo
Alfredo
A
Servicio de Zoonosis, Hospital FJ Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ceijo@intramed.net.ar
Pini
Noemí
N
Levis
Silvana
S
Coto
Héctor
H
Deodato
Bettina
B
Cernigoi
Beatriz
B
de Bassadoni
Diana
D
Enría
Delia
D
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D051381:Rats / Q000821:virology*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000914:Antibodies, Viral