Abstract
Hantaviruses in São Paulo State, Brazil.
Highlights
To the Editor: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an emerging health problem in Brazil
We performed a nucleotide sequence analysis of the N gene of hantavirus obtained from the blood of 11 of the 20 patients. This analysis showed that the infections were caused by Araraquara virus, a previously known hantavirus that had been detected by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in the serum of an HPS patient living in a nearby county [4]
The occurrence of 10% of the Brazilian HPS reported cases in Ribeirão Preto indicates that this region is suitable for studying the epidemiology of hantavirus infections
Summary
To the Editor: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an emerging health problem in Brazil. The wild rodent Bolomys laziurus is believed to be the most important hantavirus reservoir in the State of São Paulo, based on high levels of specific antibodies observed in serum from captured specimens The economy of the inland region of Ribeirão Preto in the State of São Paulo, with its 3.5 million inhabitants, is based on the sugar cane agroindustry.
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