Infection with New York Orthohantavirus and Associated Respiratory Failure and Multiple Cerebral Complications

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;25(6):1241-1243. doi: 10.3201/eid2506.181966. Epub 2019 Jun 17.

Abstract

We report a case of infection with New York orthohantavirus in a woman who showed renal impairment and hemorrhage, complicated by hydrocephalus, in Long Island, New York, USA. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this virus was genetically similar to a New York orthohantavirus isolated in the same region during 1993.

Keywords: Long Island; New York; New York orthohantavirus; United States; hantavirus; hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; multiple cerebral complications; respiratory failure; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers
  • Female
  • Hantavirus Infections / complications
  • Hantavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Hantavirus Infections / virology*
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnosis*
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Orthohantavirus* / classification
  • Orthohantavirus* / genetics
  • Orthohantavirus* / immunology
  • Orthohantavirus* / isolation & purification
  • RNA, Viral
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / diagnosis*
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
  • Serologic Tests
  • Symptom Assessment

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • RNA, Viral