title: [Case Report: first case of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome diagnosed in the Second Region of Antofagasta].
abstract: Cases of Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) have been reported in Chile between Region V and XI. In our country HCPS is caused by Andes virus. Hantavirus infection is acquired mainly through inhalation of aerosolized rodent fluids. Person to person transmission is considered exceptional. The identified rodent reservoir of the virus extends throughout Region III to XII, and no cases have been reported in the north of Chile. The incubation period is prolonged. We report the first diagnosed patient with HCPS in the north of Chile. In this case we suggest the possibility of person to person transmission.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Regional La Portada, Chile. alcidedu@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Alcides
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zambrano
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peralta
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carlaga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018804:Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014195:Travel