A non-fatal case of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome imported into the UK (ex Panama), July 2014

J Clin Virol. 2015 Jun:67:52-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.04.007. Epub 2015 Apr 8.

Abstract

  1. Detection of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome imported into Europe.

  2. Additional evidence that Choclo hantavirus is currently circulating and causing human disease in Panama.

  3. Novel diagnostic and sequencing assays for identifying cases of Choclo hantavirus infection.

Keywords: Hantavirus; Imported viral diseases; Molecular methods; Viral infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Female
  • Hantavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Hantavirus Infections / pathology*
  • Heart Arrest / etiology*
  • Heart Arrest / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Orthohantavirus / classification
  • Orthohantavirus / genetics
  • Orthohantavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Panama
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Homology
  • Travel*
  • United Kingdom