Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (Korean Hemorrhagic Fever).

Abstract

A near global distribution of Hantavirus infection in man and urban rats was demonstrated. We have isolated 8 and 13 strains of Hantaan virus from bloods of HFRS patients and Apodemus mice, respectively, 12 strains of Seoul virus from laboratory and urban rats, and 1 strain of Seoul-like virus from a Syrian hamster in Vero 46 cell cultures. A total of 41 strains of Hantavirus is presently on hand and preliminary results indicate that there are 4 serotypes and may be more. HI test with mouse brain hemagglutinins of Hantaan and Seoul virus could differentiate Hantaan and Seoul virus infection of HFRS patients and rats. HFRS patients were confirmed serologically in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong for the first time. Keywords: Virus diseases; epidemiology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 1986
Accession Number
ADA179565

Entities

People

  • Ho Wai Howard Lee

Organizations

  • Korea University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antigens
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Bunyaviridae Infections
  • Cells
  • Culture Techniques
  • Health Services
  • Immune Serums
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Public Health
  • Rodents
  • Scrub Typhus
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Virology (or Medical Virology).