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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Serologic survey for hantavirus infections among wild animals in rural areas of São Paulo State, Brazil

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Author(s):
Nicolina Silvana ROMANO-LIEBER [1] ; Joyce YEE ; Brian HJELLE
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] University of São Paulo. School of Public Health. Department of Public Health Practices - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 43, n. 6, p. 325-327, 2001-12-00.
Abstract

A serosurvey was conducted in wild animals captured close to two areas where hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) occurred in São Paulo State, Brazil. Serum samples from a total of 43 mammals were tested for antibodies reactive with Sin Nombre (SN) hantavirus using a strip immunoblot assay. RNAs from the blood clots of the positive samples were submitted to reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Two rodents of the genus Oligoryzomys were positive for hantavirus antibodies. These animals were captured in the Iguape region and represented 16.7% (2/12) of the sera from rodents and 100.0% (2/2) of the Oligoryzomys captured in that area. RT-PCR failed to amplify any viral cDNA. These results are in agreement with other data that suggest that members of this genus are important reservoirs of hantaviruses in Brazil. (AU)