Hantavirus Prevention
Scientists at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report research in hantavirus prevention
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 10th, 2008
Research findings, 'A spatial model of shared risk for plague and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the southwestern United States,' are discussed in a new report. "Plague and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) are severe, often fatal diseases in humans that share a broad epidemiologic focus in the southwestern United States. Prevention of these diseases relies heavily on education and reducing rodent abundance in peridomestic environments," scientists in the United States report.
"Resources for these activities are limited. Therefore, identifying areas sharing elevated risk for these two relatively rare but severe diseases could be useful for targeting limited public...
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