Abstract

SEIJO, A et al. Estudio de Hantavirus seoul en una población humana y de roedores en un asentamiento precario de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2003, vol.63, n.3, pp.193-196. ISSN 0025-7680.

A sero-epidemiological survey was conducted to detect evidence of the circulation of Hantavirus seoul. This virus of worldwide distribution is associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. A total of 106 samples from people who live in a marginal area in Buenos Aires City and 29 Rattus norvegicus captured in the surroundings of their houses were tested for specific antibodies. Thirty five samples from hypertensive patients undergoing a follow up health program, living in the same neighbourhood, were also tested. The antibody prevalence in rodents was 31% while no evidence of infection was found in the human samples.

Keywords : Hantavirus; Seoul virus; Buenos Aires; Rodents.

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