Rodent-borne viruses survey in rural settlers from Central Brazil

Anthropogenic environmental changes arising from settlement and agriculture include deforestation and replacement of natural vegetation by crops providing opportunities for pathogen spillover from animals to humans. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of rodent-borne virus infections in seven rural settlements from Midwestern Brazil. Of the 466 individuals tested 12 (2.57%) were reactive for orthohantavirus and 3 (0.64%) for mammarenavirus. These rural settlers lived under unfavorable infrastructure, socioeconomic disadvantages, and unsanitary conditions, representing a risk for rodent-borne infections. Development of public policies towards the improvement of health, sanitation and awareness of rodent-borne diseases in improvised camps and settlements is imperative, in order to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by these diseases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:114

Enthalten in:

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 114(2018) vom: 17. Dez., Seite e180448

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fernandes, Jorlan [VerfasserIn]
Oliveira, Renata Carvalho de [VerfasserIn]
Coelho, Thayssa Alves [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Regina Maria Bringel [VerfasserIn]
Caetano, Karlla Antonieta Amorim [VerfasserIn]
Horta, Marco Aurélio Pereira [VerfasserIn]
Levis, Silvana [VerfasserIn]
Carneiro, Megmar Aparecida Dos Santos [VerfasserIn]
Teles, Sheila A [VerfasserIn]
Lemos, Elba Regina Sampaio de [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article

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Date Completed 06.02.2019

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1590/0074-02760180448

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM29199587X