Domestically acquired seoul virus causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome-Maryland, 2008.
Hantaviruses are rodent-borne viruses capable of causing human disease. The Seoul virus is a hantavirus that causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in East Asia. To our knowledge, we report the first domestically acquired case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by the Seoul virus, confirmed by serology testing, reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, and nucleotide sequence analysis. The patient presented with myalgias and fever, and developed acute renal failure.
Deptartment of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary/Critical CareWashington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. christian.woods@medstar.net
Christian
C
Woods
Rakhee
R
Palekar
Peter
P
Kim
David
D
Blythe
Olivier
O
de Senarclens
Katherine
K
Feldman
Eileen C
EC
Farnon
Pierre E
PE
Rollin
Cesar G
CG
Albariño
Stuart T
ST
Nichol
Margo
M
Smith
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D029263:Seoul virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055815:Young Adult
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral