Abstract
During 2001-2007, to determine incidence of all hantavirus infections, including those without pulmonary syndrome, in western Panama, we conducted 11 communitywide surveys. Among 1,129 persons, antibody prevalence was 16.5%-60.4%. Repeat surveys of 476 found that patients who seroconverted outnumbered patients with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome by 14 to 1.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antibodies, Viral / blood
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Antibodies, Viral / immunology
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Hantavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Hantavirus Infections / virology
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / epidemiology
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / virology
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Humans
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Incidence
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Middle Aged
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Orthohantavirus / immunology*
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Panama / epidemiology
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Young Adult