Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome associated with Monongahela virus, Pennsylvania.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2000
Abstract
The first two recognized cases of rapidly fatal hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Pennsylvania occurred within an 8-month period in 1997. Illness in the two patients was confirmed by immunohistochemical techniques on autopsy material. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis of tissue from one patient and environmentally associated Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse) identified the Monongahela virus variant. Physicians should be vigilant for such Monongahela virus-associated cases in the eastern United States and Canada, particularly in the Appalachian region.
Volume
6
Issue
6
First Page
616
Last Page
621
ISSN
1080-6040
Published In/Presented At
Rhodes, L. 3., Huang, C., Sanchez, A. J., Nichol, S. T., Zaki, S. R., Ksiazek, T. G., & ... Knecht, K. R. (2000). Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome associated with Monongahela virus, Pennsylvania. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 6(6), 616-621.
Disciplines
Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
11076720
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article