LB7. Contract Tracing Investigation Following First Case of Andes Virus in the United States
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy229.2181
Abstract: Abstract Background In January 2018, a patient admitted to a Delaware hospital tested positive for New World hantavirus by IgM and IgG ELISA. Subsequent testing by CDC’s Viral Special Pathogens Branch (VSPB) confirmed Andes virus… read more here.
Keywords: risk; tracing investigation; person; andes virus ... See more keywords
Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies against the Gn and the Gc of the Andes Virus Glycoprotein Spike Complex Protect from Virus Challenge in a Preclinical Hamster Model
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00028-20
Abstract: Infections with New World hantaviruses are associated with high case fatality rates, and no specific vaccine or treatment options exist. Furthermore, the biology of the hantaviral GnGc complex, its antigenicity, and its fusion machinery are… read more here.
Keywords: biology; monoclonal antibodies; andes virus; hamster model ... See more keywords
Andes Virus Genome Mutations That Are Likely Associated with Animal Model Attenuation and Human Person-to-Person Transmission
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DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00018-23
Abstract: Several orthohantaviruses cause the zoonotic disease hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in the Americas. Among them, HPS caused by Andes virus (ANDV) is of great public health concern because it is associated with the highest case… read more here.
Keywords: animal model; person; genome; andes virus ... See more keywords
Serum levels of interleukin-6 are linked to the severity of the disease caused by Andes Virus
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005757
Abstract: Andes virus (ANDV) is the etiological agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in Chile. In this study, we evaluated the profile of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-12p70, IL-21, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-10 and IL-6 in serum samples… read more here.
Keywords: serum; andv infected; severity; andes virus ... See more keywords