title: Imported hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in an Italian traveller returning from Cuba.
abstract: Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome is endemic in Europe and Asia, while hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is endemic in Northern, Central and Southern America. The first case of imported HCPS involving an Italian traveller returning from Cuba is reported.
authors: Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Rovida
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Percivalle
authors: Antonella
authors: A
authors: Sarasini
authors: Guido
authors: G
authors: Chichino
authors: Fausto
authors: F
authors: Baldanti
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018804:Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral