TB & Outbreaks Week
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of TB & Outbreaks Week
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Hantavirus
Reports outline hantavirus research from E.J. Eyzaguirre and colleagues
June 3rd, 2008
According to recent research published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, "Andes virus and Choclo virus are agents of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Andes virus in hamsters almost always causes a disease that is pathologically indistinguishable from fatal hantavirus pulmonary syndrome." "The purpose of this study was to assess the pathogenicity of Choclo virus in hamsters. None of 18 hamsters infected with Choclo virus exhibited any symptom of disease. No evidence of inflammation or edema was found in the lungs of the 10 animals killed oil days 7, 9, 11, 13, and 16 post-inoculation or in the lungs of the 8 animals killed on day 28...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-03)
|
