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Antibody levels to hantavirus in inhabitants of western Santa Catarina State, Brazil
2012; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 54; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0036-46652012000400002
ISSN1678-9946
AutoresWilliam Marciel de Souza, Alex Martins Machado, Geonildo Rodrigo Disner, Everton Boff, Aline Rafaela da Silva Rodrigues Machado, Michelly de Pádua, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo, Gustavo Borba de Miranda,
Tópico(s)Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
ResumoHantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is an infectious disease caused by hantaviruses of the family Bunyaviridae, and is transmitted by aerosols of excreta of infected rodents. The aim of the present study was to determine antibody levels to hantavirus in the population that lives at frontier of Brazil and Argentina. Participated of the study 405 individuals living in the municipalities of Bandeirante, Santa Helena, Princesa and Tunapolis, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. IgG antibodies to hantavirus were analyzed in sera by an ELISA that uses a recombinant N protein of Araraquara hantavirus as antigen. The results were also confirmed by immunofluorescent test. Eight individuals showed antibodies to hantavirus (1.97% positivity), with serum titers ranging from 100 to 800. Six seropositives were males, older than 30 years and farmers. Our results reinforce previous data on hantavirus circulation and human infections in the southern border of Brazil with Argentina.
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