| Literature DB >> 17655929 |
Hiroaki Kariwa1, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Jiro Arikawa.
Abstract
Hantaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses that belong to the Hantavirus genus of the family Bunyaviridae. These viruses persistently infect their rodent reservoirs without causing disease. The virus is transmitted to humans via the inhalation of infectious aerosols generated from contaminated animal secretions or through the contaminated saliva of animal bites. Hantaviruses cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Euro-Asia, and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in North and South America. Here, we review the epidemiology and epizootiology of hantavirus infection in Asian countries.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17655929 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2007.05.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0147-9571 Impact factor: 2.268