Could hantavirus circulation superpose areas of highly endemic vaccinia virus outbreaks? A retrospective seroepidemiological study in State of Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Trindade,Giliane de Souza
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Fernandes,André Tavares da Silva, Costa,Galileu Barbosa, Figueiredo,Poliana de Oliveira, Abrahão,Jônatas Santos, Kroon,Erna Geessien, Figueiredo,Luiz Tadeu Moraes, Fonseca,Flávio Guimarães da
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000600778
• topic: Hantavirus; Rural population; Bovine vaccinia

Introduction Hantavirus infections have been described in several regions in Brazil through seroepidemiological studies. Usually, populations are associated with rural and wild environment mainly due to close contact to species of Sigmodontinae rodents, considered hantavirus reservoirs. Methods A retrospective serosurvey was conducted to access the hantavirus seroprevalence in people living in regions affected by bovine vaccinia outbreaks. Results Sera from 53 patients were analyzed and none of them presented anti-hantavirus IgG antibodies. Conclusions This study presents an opportunity to analyze seronegativity despite close and recurrent contact with known hantavirus reservoirs. Aspects of hantavirus and bovine vaccinia emergence are also discussed.