Epidemiology of Hantavirus Infections in the United States

Abstract

This report describes studies carried out in Baltimore and Detroit to investigate: (1) the prevalence and incidence of hantaviral infections in different populations of urban residents; (2) acute or chronic diseases associated with positive serologies; (3) risk factors associated with rodent exposure, hantaviral infection or infection with other rodent-borne zoonoses; (4) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods for the amplification of the S segment of the hantaviral genome; (5) using PCR to define the occurrence of hantaviruses in rodent and human tissues collected in Baltimore and stored by various techniques; (6) using S segment PCR to identify and group hantavirus serotypes by their annual reservoir to aid in the diagnosis and epidemiological investigation of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 08, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242885

Entities

People

  • James E. Childs

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Disease Attributes
  • Health Services
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pain
  • Zoonoses

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).