Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome: a report of two cases

Abstract

Infection with hantavirus, from the family Bunyaviridae, causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in the Americas. This highly lethal anthropozoonosis afflicts preferentially individuals in rural areas and is transmitted by aerosol of excreta from infected wild rodents. The aim of this study is to report the almost simultaneous occurrence of two cases of HCPS in the municipality of Jataí, state of Goiás, Brazil.

Keywords

• hantavírus
• infecções por hantavírus
• síndrome pulmonar por hantavírus