Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (3:50): A discussion with Dr. Adam MacNeil, an epidemiologist at CDC, about hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Date Released: 7/18/2011.

A Minute of Health with CDC Series – Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (0:59). Date Released: 1/14/2010. A brief summary of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.

Un Minuto de Salud con Los CDC Serie – Sindrome Pulmonar por Hantavirus (1 :21). Date Released: 3/15/2011. Un breve resumen del síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus.

A Cup of Health with CDC Series – Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (4:38). A discussion with Dr. Barbara Knust, an epidemiologist at CDC, about hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Date Released: 1/14/2010

CDC Resources

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Rodent Control

Publications:

Medscape CME Activity: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, United States, 1993-2009 pdf icon[PDF – 273] Emerg Infect Dis. 2011, 17 (No. 7).
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome — United States: Updated Recommendations for Risk Reduction MMWR. 2002, 51(RR09);1-12.
Hantavirus Infection — Southwestern United States: Interim Recommendations for Risk Reduction MMWR. 1993, 42(RR-11);1-13.
Laboratory Management of Agents Associated with Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Interim Biosafety Guidelines MMWR. 1994, 43(RR-7);1-7.

Additional Resources

National Park Service Public Health Programexternal icon

Mechanical Rodent-Proofing Techniques: A Training Guide for National Park Service Employees pdf icon[PDF – 2.2 MB]external icon

Pan American Health Organizationexternal icon

Hantavirus in the Americas: Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, and Controlexternal icon

Peromyscus Genetic Stock Centerexternal icon

Additional References

Argentina

M. Wells, S. S. Estani, Z. E. Yadon, D. Enría, P. Padula, N. Pini, J. N. Mills, C. J. Peters, and E. L. Segura. An Unusual Hantavirus Outbreak in Southern Argentina: Person-to-Person Transmission?Emerg. Infect. Dis. 3 (2):171-174, 1997.
E. Lazaro, G. E. Cantoni, L. M. Calanni, A. J. Resa, E. R. Herrero, M. A. Iacono, D. A. Enría, and S. M. Gonzalez Cappa.Clusters of Hantavirus Infection, Southern Argentina. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 13 (1):104-110, 2007.
Pini, S. Levis, G. E. Calderón, J. Ramirez, D. Bravo, E. Lozano, C. Ripoll, S. C. Jeor, T. G. Ksiazek, R. M. Barquez, and D. Enría. Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 9 (9):1070-1076, 2003.
P. Martinez, C. Bellomo, J. San Juan, D. Pinna, R. Forlenza, M. Elder, and P. J. Padula. Person-to-person transmission of Andes virus. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 11(12):1848-1853, 2005.

Bolivia

Espinoza, P. Vial, L. M. Noriego, A. Johnson, S. T. Nichol, P. E. Rollin, R. Wells, S. Zaki, E. Reynolds, and T. G. Ksiazek. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in a Chilean Patient with Recent Travel in Bolivia. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 4 (1):93-95, 1998.

Brazil

E. Limongi, F. C. da Costa, R. M. C. Pinto, R. C. de Oliveira, C. Bragagnolo, E.R.S. Lemos, M. B.C. de Paula, A. A. Pajuaba Neto, and M. S. Ferreira. Cross-sectional Survey of Hantavirus Infection, Brazil. Emerg. Inf. Dis. 15 (12):1981-1983, 2009.
Suzuki, I. Bisordi, S. Levis, J. Garcia, L. E. Pereira, R. P. Souza, T. K. N. Sugahara, P. Noemi, E. Delia, and L. T. M. Souza. Identifying Rodent Hantavirus Reservoirs, Brazil. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 10 (12):2127-2134, 2004.

Canada

A. Drebot, H. Artsob, and D. H. Werker. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Canada, 1989-1999external icon. Canada Communicable Disease Report 26 (8):65-68, 2000.

Chile

Galeno, J. Mora, E. Villagra, J. Fernandez, J. Hernandez, G. J. Mertz, and E. Ramirez. First Human Isolate of Hantavirus (Andes virus) in the Americas. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 8 (7):657-661, 2002.
Toro, J. D. Vega, A. S. Khan, J. N. Mills, P. Padula, W. Terry, Z. Yadón, R. Valderrama, B. A. Ellis, C. Pavletic, R. Cerda, S. Zaki, S. Wun-Ju, R. Meyer, M. Tapia, C. Mansilla, M. Baro, J. A. Vergara, M. Concha, G. Calderon, D. Enria, C.J. Peters, and T. G. Ksiazek. An Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Chile, 1997. Emerg. Inf. Dis. 4 (4):687-694, 2007.

Colombia

Mattar and M. Parra. Serologic Evidence of Hantavirus Infection in Humans, Colombia. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 10 (12):2263-2264, 2004.

Panama

S. Bayard, P. D. Kitsutani, E. O. Barria, L. A. Ruedas, D. S. Tinnin, I. B. de Mosca, G. Guerrero, R. Kant, A. Garcia, L. Caceres, F. G. Gracia, E. Quiroz, B. Armien, M. Libel, J. N. Mills, A. S. Khan, S. T. Nichol, P. E. Rollin, T. G. Ksiazek, and C. J. Peters. Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Los Santos, Panama, 1999–2000. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 10 (9):1635-1642, 2004.

Paraguay

Padula, V. P. Martinez, C. Bellomo, S. Maidana, Juan J. San, P. Tagliaferri, S. Bargardi, C. Vazquez, N. Colucci, J. Estevez, and M. Almiron. Pathogenic Hantaviruses, Northeastern Argentina and Eastern Paraguay. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 13 (8):1211-1214, 2007.

Uruguay

Delfraro, M. Clara, L. Tome, F. Achaval, S. Levis, G. E. Calderón, D. Enría, M. Lozano, J. Russi, and J. Arbiza. Yellow Pygmy Rice Rat (Oligoryzomys flavescens) and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Uruguay. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 9 (7):846-852, 2003.

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