Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - United States, 1995 and 1996

Article Abstract:

Sporadic clusters of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) continue to occur in the US. A 27-year-old South Dakota man was hospitalized with a flu-like condition that had progressed to a condition characterized by fluid in the lungs and low blood levels of oxygen. He was successfully treated and discharged. About one month later, his 24-year-old roommate was hospitalized with similar symptoms. Blood tests revealed the presence of the Sin Nombre virus (SNV) and he was diagnosed with HPS. Blood samples from his 27-year-old housemate also tested positive for SNV. Both men lived in a house on a cattle feedlot and both worked on the feedlot. Hantavirus is primarily carried by the deer mouse, which is found throughout North America. The feedlot contained many sites that mice could inhabit, including hay piles, abandoned buildings and feed storage areas. A total of 131 cases of HPS have been reported in the US since the disease was first recognized in 1993, and half the people affected have died.

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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome--Panama, 1999-2000

Article Abstract:

Researchers report 12 cases of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in Panama. HPS is a viral infection that causes severe lung disease that can be fatal. It was first identified in the US in 1993 and cases have also been reported from Canada and South America. The 12 cases in Panama are the first reported from Central America. Seven of the patients had symptoms that are not typical of HPS, including liver, kidney, and brain dysfunction. Three died.

Panama

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`Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome--Vermont, 2000

Article Abstract:

The case of a 61-year-old Vermont man who developed hantavirus lung disease shows that this infection is not limited to the Southwest. He lived in a rural area, and had come into contact with mice, which are one of the carriers of the virus.

United States, Vermont

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