Occurrence of Renal and Pulmonary Syndrome in a Region of Northeast Germany Where Tula Hantavirus Circulates
AUTOR(ES)
Klempa, Boris
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Hantavirus species Tula (TULV) is carried by European common voles (Microtus spp.). Its pathogenic potential for humans is unknown. In a rural region of northeast Germany, a 43-year-old man became ill with fever, renal syndrome, and pneumonia. Typing of late acute- and convalescent-phase sera by focus reduction neutralization assay revealed the presence of neutralizing antibodies against TULV. Moreover, we detected TULV genetic material in Microtus arvalis animals that were trapped at places only a few kilometers from the home village of the patient. Phylogenetic analysis of completely sequenced genomic S segments from three virus strains grouped them within a third genetic lineage of the TULV species. This is the first case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and pulmonary involvement which can be associated with TULV infection.
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http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=254384Documentos Relacionados
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