Serosurveillance for hantavirus in urban and rural workers in Pernambuco State, Brazil

Silva, Gesika Maria da; Oliveira, Júnior Mário Baltazar de; Santos, Helena do Socorro de Oliveira; Brandespim, Daniel Friguglietti; Borges, Alessandra Abel; Medeiros, Nedja Poliane Torres; Santos-Júnior, José Alfredo dos; Pinheiro, José Wilton

doi:10.5123/s2176-62232016000100004

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“…This rate is consistent with published Brazilian HPS lethality data, except for Santa Catarina, a highly endemic area where 29% lethality rates have been reported [30]. Also, HPS cases in Goiás State were mainly reported in men, consistent with the global literature, likely due to their occupational activity, which predominates within the agriculture sector [31,32]. The disease is commonly associated with rural environments [33], but it is important to note that individuals from urban areas were also affected, as we observed in this case series in Goiás State, where most of the cases reported living in urban areas.…”

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Seroprevalence of Hantavirus among Manual Cane Cutters and Epidemiological Aspects of HPS in Central Brazil

Maia,

Fernandes,

de Mattos

et al. 2023

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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rodent-borne zoonotic disease that is endemic throughout the Americas. Agricultural activities increase exposure to wild rodents, especially for sugarcane cutters. We carried out a survey of the epidemiological aspects of HPS and investigated the prevalence of hantavirus infection in the sugarcane cutter population from different localities in the Brazilian Midwest region. We conducted a retrospective study of all confirmed HPS cases in the state of Goiás reported to the National HPS surveillance system between 2007 and 2017, along with a seroepidemiological study in a population of sugarcane cutters working in Goiás state in 2016, using the anti-hantavirus (Andes) ELISA IgG. A total of 634 serum samples from cane cutters were tested for hantavirus antibodies, with 44 (6.9%) being IgG-reactive according to ELISA. The destination of garbage was the only statistically significant variable (p = 0.03) related to the detection of hantavirus IgG (p < 0.05). We described the epidemiological profile of reported hantavirus cases in Goiás—a highly endemic area for HPS, and where the seroepidemiological study was conducted. Our results increase our knowledge about hantavirus infections in Brazil and highlight the vulnerability of sugarcane cutters to a highly lethal disease that, to date, has no specific treatment or vaccination.

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