1994
Isolation of the causative agent of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Elliott L, Ksiazek T, Rollin P, Spiropoulou C, Morzunov S, Monroe M, Goldsmith C, Humphrey C, Zaki S, Krebs J, Maupin G, Gage K, Childs J, Nichol S, Peters C. Isolation of the causative agent of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1994, 51: 102-8. PMID: 8059907, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1994.51.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus pulmonary syndromePulmonary syndromeAcute respiratory illnessReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionCausative agentTypical morphologic featuresConvalescent-phase seraTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionUnknown hantavirusRespiratory illnessLung tissueHPS patientsVirus antigenEtiologic agentHigh mortalityMorphologic featuresIndirect immunofluorescenceGenus HantavirusVero cellsInfected cellsChain reactionRecent outbreakCell linesSyndromeDeer mice
1993
Genetic Identification of a Hantavirus Associated with an Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Illness
Nichol S, Spiropoulou C, Morzunov S, Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Feldmann H, Sanchez A, Childs J, Zaki S, Peters C. Genetic Identification of a Hantavirus Associated with an Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Illness. Science 1993, 262: 914-917. PMID: 8235615, DOI: 10.1126/science.8235615.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Association of intraspecific wounding with hantaviral infection in wild rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Glass G, Childs J, Korch G, LeDuc J. Association of intraspecific wounding with hantaviral infection in wild rats (Rattus norvegicus). Epidemiology And Infection 1988, 101: 459-472. PMID: 3141203, PMCID: PMC2249393, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800054418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerological statusProspective sero-epidemiological studyIncidence of seroconversionSero-epidemiological studiesPresence of woundsHantaviral infectionsUnwounded animalsSignificant associationSeroconversionRat ageEnvironmental exposuresNorway ratsLongitudinal studyRatsInfectionWild Norway ratsWild ratsAssociationAnimalsSeroprevalenceIncidenceEVIDENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH A RAT-ASSOCIATED HANTAVIRUS IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
CHILDS J, GLASS G, KORCH G, ARTHUR R, SHAH K, GLASSER D, ROSSI C, LEDUC J. EVIDENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH A RAT-ASSOCIATED HANTAVIRUS IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1988, 127: 875-878. PMID: 3128102, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114871.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Global survey of antibody to Hantaan-related viruses among peridomestic rodents.
LeDuc J, Smith G, Childs J, Pinheiro F, Maiztegui J, Niklasson B, Antoniades A, Robinson D, Khin M, Shortridge K. Global survey of antibody to Hantaan-related viruses among peridomestic rodents. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 1986, 64: 139-44. PMID: 2425998, PMCID: PMC2490912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaAmericasAnimalsAntibodies, ViralAsiaAustraliaBunyaviridaeBunyaviridae InfectionsEuropeFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansMuridaeNeutralization TestsRatsConceptsHantaan-like virusNeutralization testHigher antibody prevalence ratesPlaque reduction neutralization testPrevalence of antibodiesReduction neutralization testAntibody prevalence ratesPrototype Hantaan virusHosts of hantavirusesSpecificity of antibodiesAntibody-positive rodentsPrevalence ratesRenal syndromeHaemorrhagic feverImmunofluorescent antibodyPositive seraHantaan virusPeridomestic rodentsSerological surveyRodent seraAntibodiesHantaanSerumCausative agentVirus