Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Anajatuba, Maranhão, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Wellington S. Mendes²  Nelson J. L. AragÃo¹  Henrique J. Santos¹  Lourdes Raposo¹  Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos¹  Elizabeth S. T. Rosa¹  Mauro R. Elkhoury¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Maranhão Núcleo de Patologia Tropical e Medicina Social São Luís MA ,Brasil

关键词: Hantavirus disease;    Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652001000400013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The authors report a confirmed case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the rural area of the municipality of Anajatuba, state of Maranhão. Two other suspected cases from the same region are also described. The confirmed case involved a previously healthy young woman who died with signs and symptoms of acute respiratory insufficiency 5 days after presenting fever, myalgia and a dry cough. The patient was a student who was helping her parents with work in the fields; it was a habit of the family to store rice inside the house. The suspected cases involved two first-degree relatives working as field hands who died of acute respiratory insufficiency 24 and 48 hours, respectively, after presenting fever, myalgia and a dry cough. Both stored rice and corn inside their home. People living in the region reported massive infestations with rats in the woods and fields.

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