Hantavirus Infection

About: Hantavirus Infection is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1056 publications have been published within this topic receiving 31686 citations.

Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat

Abstract: Section I: Viral, Rickettsial, And Mycoplasmal Diseases. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral and Rickettsial Infections. Antiviral Drugs. Canine Distemper. Infectious Canine Hepatitis and Canine Acidophil Cell Hepatitis. Canine Herpesvirus Infection. Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis. Nonrespiratory Parainfluenza Virus Infection of Dogs. Canine Viral Enteritis. Canine Viral Papillomatosis. Feline Panleukopenia. Feline Coronavirus Infection. Feline Enteric Viral Infections. Feline Viral Neoplasia. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Feline Adenovirus Infection. Feline Respiratory Disease. Feline Syncytium-Forming Virus Infection. Feline Paramyxovirus Infections. Feline Poxvirus Infection. Hantavirus Infection. Feline Viral Papillomatosis. Rabies. Pseudorabies. Enterovirus Infections. Mumps and Influenza Virus Infections. Arboviral Infections. Salmon Poisoning Disease. Ehrlichiosis. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Q Fever, And Typhus. Haemobartonellosis. Chlamydial Infections. Mycoplasmal, Ureaplasmal, And L-Form Infections. Section Ii: Bacterial Diseases. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections. Antibacterial Chemotherapy. Streptococal and Other Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections. Staphylococcal Infections. Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections. Endotoxemia. Enteric Bacterial Infections. Canine Brucellosis. Anaerobic Infections. Botulism. Tetanus. Leptospirosis. Lyme Borreliosis. Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections. Plague. Tularemia. Actinomycosis and Nocardiosis. Mycobacterial Infections. Dermatophilosis. Feline Abscesses. Bite Wound Infections. Bartonellosis. Surgical and Traumatic Infections. Section Iii: Fungal Diseases. Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal and Algal Infections. Antifungal Chemotherapy. Dermatophytosis. Blastomycosis. Histoplasmosis. Cryptococcosis. Coccidioidomycosis. Sporotrichosis. Rhinosporidiosis. Aspergillosis and Penicilliosis. Candidiasis, Torulopsosis, And Rhodotorulosis. Trichospornosis. Miscellaneous Fungal Infections. Prothotecosis. Section Iv: Protozoal Diseases. Laboratory Diagnosis of Protozoal Infections. Antiprotozoal Chemotherapy. Trypanosomiasis. Leishmaniasis. Hepatozoonosis. Encephalitozoonosis. Cytauxzoonosis. Babesiosis. Enteric Protozoal Infections. Acanthamebiasis. Toxoplasmosis and Neosporosis. Enteric Coccidiosis. Cryptosporidiosis and Cyclosporiasis. Pneumocystosis. Neurologic Diseases of Suspected Infectious Origin. Section V: Clinical Problems. Integumentary Infections. Musculoskeletal Infections. Cardiovascular Infections. Respiratory Infections. Gastrointestinal and Intra-Abdominal Infections. Hepatobiliary Infections. Genitourinary Infections. Central Nervous System Infections. Ocular Infections. Environmental Factors in Infectious Diseases. Immunodeficiencies and Infectious Diseases. Fever. Prevention and Management of Infection in Catteries. Prevention and Management of Infections in Kennels. Immunocompromised People and Pets. Immunoprophylaxis and Immunotherapy. Appendices: Canine Immunization Recommendations. Feline Immunization Recommendations. Canineand Feline Biologics Manufacturers and Products Available Worldwide. Compendium of Animal Rabies Control, 1998 National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. Laboratory Testing for Infectious Diseases of Dogs and Cats. Manufacturers of Diagnostic Test Kits and Their Products. Infectious Disease Rule-Outs for Medical Problems. Antimicrobial Drug Formulary.

Genetic identification of a hantavirus associated with an outbreak of acute respiratory illness

Abstract: A mysterious respiratory illness with high mortality was recently reported in the southwestern United States. Serologic studies implicated the hantaviruses, rodent-borne RNA viruses usually associated elsewhere in the world with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. A genetic detection assay amplified hantavirus-specific DNA fragments from RNA extracted from the tissues of patients and deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) caught at or near patient residences. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed the associated virus to be a new hantavirus and provided a direct genetic link between infection in patients and rodents.

Hantaviruses: A Global Disease Problem

Abstract: Hantaviruses are carried by numerous rodent species throughout the world. In 1993, a previously unknown group of hantaviruses emerged in the United States as the cause of an acute respiratory disease now termed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Before than, hantaviruses were known as the etiologic agents of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, a disease that occurs almost entirely in the Eastern Hemisphere. Since the discovery of the HPS-causing hantaviruses, intense investigation of the ecology and epidemiology of hantaviruses has led to the discovery of many other novel hantaviruses. Their ubiquity and potential for causing severe human illness make these viruses an important public health concern; we reviewed the distribution, ecology, disease potential, and genetic spectrum.

A Global Perspective on Hantavirus Ecology, Epidemiology, and Disease

Abstract: Summary: Hantaviruses are enzootic viruses that maintain persistent infections in their rodent hosts without apparent disease symptoms. The spillover of these viruses to humans can lead to one of two serious illnesses, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. In recent years, there has been an improved understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and natural history of these viruses following an increase in the number of outbreaks in the Americas. In this review, current concepts regarding the ecology of and disease associated with these serious human pathogens are presented. Priorities for future research suggest an integration of the ecology and evolution of these and other host-virus ecosystems through modeling and hypothesis-driven research with the risk of emergence, host switching/spillover, and disease transmission to humans.

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: A Clinical Description of 17 Patients with a Newly Recognized Disease

Abstract: Background In May 1993 an outbreak of severe respiratory illness occurred in the southwestern United States. A previously unknown hantavirus was identified as the cause. In Asia hantaviruses are associated with hemorrhagic fever and renal disease. They have not been known as a cause of human disease in North America. Methods We analyzed clinical, laboratory, and autopsy data on the first 17 persons with confirmed infection from this newly recognized strain of hantavirus. Results The mean age of the patients was 32.2 years (range, 13 to 64); 61 percent were women, 72 percent were Native American, 22 percent white, and 6 percent Hispanic. The most common prodromal symptoms were fever and myalgia (100 percent), cough or dyspnea (76 percent), gastrointestinal symptoms (76 percent), and headache (71 percent). The most common physical findings were tachypnea (100 percent), tachycardia (94 percent), and hypotension (50 percent). The laboratory findings included leukocytosis (median peak cell count, 26,000 per cu...