Certified Cell Lines of Rat Origin Appear Free of Infection with Hantavirus (2006)
LeDuc, James W., Smith, Gregory A., Macy, Marvin, Hay, Robert J.
Hantaan virus, the causative agent of Korean hemorrhagic fever, is but one of at least four distinct viruses that comprise the proposed genus Hantavirus of the family Bunyaviridae. Three of these...
Vectors and Natural Reservoirs of Oropouche Virus in the Amazon Region. (2002)
Roberts,Donald R., Pinheiro,Francisco De P., Hoch,Alfred L., LeDuc,James W., Peterson,Norman E.
In 1977 a program of field and laboratory studies was initiated to study Oropouche virus in the Amazon region of Brazil. This virus is a frequent cause of urban epidemics of a febrile disease in this...
Vectors and natural Reservoirs of Oropouche Virus in the Amazon Region. (2002)
LeDuc,James W., Hoch,A. Lynn, Pinheiro,Francisco De P., Peterson,Norman E., Western,Karl A.
Current efforts attempt to elucidate the endemic and epidemic cycles of Oropouche (ORO) virus. This virus cause disease in man generally of about 7 days duration, with some patients severely ill,...
Transmission of Oropouche Virus from Man to Hamster by the Midge 'Culicoides Paraensis', (2002)
Pinheiro,Francisco P., LeDuc,James W., Rosa,Ameilia P. A., Gomes,Maria L. C., Hoch,Alfred L.
Oropouche virus (arbovirus family Bunyaviridae, Simbu serogroup) was experimentally transmitted from man to hamster by the bite of Culicoides paraensis. Infection rates of 34% and 13% and...
Watts,Douglas M., LeDuc,James W., Bailey,Charles L., Dalrymple,Joel M., Gargan,Thomas P. , II
Epidemiology of Nephropathia Epidemica in Sweden, (1998)
A comprehensive study of nephropathia epidemica (NE), caused by Puumala virus, was conducted in Sweden. Human sera from residents of various regions of Sweden were examined for antibody to Puumala...
Childs, James E., Korch, George W., Glass, Gregory E., LeDuc, James W., Shah, Keerti V.
Rats trapped from 14 locations in Baltimore, Maryland, were shown to have antibody to Hantavirus. Antibody prevalence rates were higher in residential locations than in parks. Infected rats were...
Childs, James E., Korch, George W., Glass, Gregory E., LeDuc, James W., Shas, Keerti V.
Rats trapped from 14 locations in Baltimore, Maryland, were shown to have antibody to Hantavirus. Antibody prevalence rates were higher in residential locations than in parks. Infected rats were...
Epidemiology of Hantaan and Related Viruses, (1998)
Hantaan and related viruses, the causative agents of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), are significant human pathogens. Current epidemiologic evidence indicates that these pathogens are...
Epidemiology and Ecology of the California Serogroup Viruses, (1998)
The California serogroup viruses are important human pathogens, originally discovered in he United States, but now recognized to occur and cause disease in many parts of the world. In addition to...
Childs, James E., Glass, Gregory E., Korch, George W., LeDuc, James W.
We used a prospective seroepidemiological study, in conjunction with a mark-release-recapture protocol, to investigate the transmission of hantaviruses in four rodent species in Baltimore, Maryland,...
Aerosol Transmission of Hantaan and Related Viruses to Laboratory Rats, (1998)
Nuzum, Edwin O., Rossi, Cynthia A., Stephenson, Edward H., LeDuc, James W.
Hantaan (HTN), Seoul (SEO), and Puumala (PUU) viruses are members of the family Bunyaviridae, in the proposed genus Hantavirus. They are responsible for human disease ranging in severity from...
Childs, James E., Glass, Gregory E., Korch, George W., LeDuc, James W.
Survival, growth rates, body size and fertility of wild caught Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), infected and uninfected with a Hantavirus (antigenically related to Seoul virus), were compared. No...
Jahrling, Peter B., Hensley, Lisa E., Martinez, Mark J., LeDuc, James W., Rubins, Kathleen H.
Smallpox virus (variola) poses a significant threat as an agent of bioterrorism. To mitigate this risk, antiviral drugs and an improved vaccine are urgently needed. Satisfactory demonstration of...
Anticorpos anti-hantavírus em escolares de Salvador, Bahia (1998)
Mascarenhas-Batista,Ana Veronica, Rosa,Elizabeth Salbé Travassos Da, Ksiazek,Thomas G., Rosa,Amélia P.A. Travassos Da, Leduc,James W., Pinheiro,Francisco, ...
As hantaviroses são doenças emergentes nas Américas e, em todo o mundo, os casos clínicos descritos foram infreqüentes entre crianças. O objetivo de investigar a freqüência de escolares...
Rubins, Kathleen H., Hensley, Lisa E., Jahrling, Peter B., Whitney, Adeline R., Geisbert, Thomas W., Huggins, John W., ...
Smallpox has played an unparalleled role in human history and remains a significant potential threat to public health. Despite the historical significance of this disease, we know little about the...
Jahrling, Peter B., Hensley, Lisa E., Martinez, Mark J., LeDuc, James W., Rubins, Kathleen H., Relman, David A., ...
Smallpox virus (variola) poses a significant threat as an agent of bioterrorism. To mitigate this risk, antiviral drugs and an improved vaccine are urgently needed. Satisfactory demonstration of...
Rubins, Kathleen H., Hensley, Lisa E., Jahrling, Peter B., Whitney, Adeline R., Geisbert, Thomas W., Huggins, John W., ...
Smallpox has played an unparalleled role in human history and remains a significant potential threat to public health. Despite the historical significance of this disease, we know little about the...
Jahrling, Peter B., Hensley, Lisa E., Martinez, Mark J., LeDuc, James W., Rubins, Kathleen H., Relman, David A., ...
Smallpox virus (variola) poses a significant threat as an agent of bioterrorism. To mitigate this risk, antiviral drugs and an improved vaccine are urgently needed. Satisfactory demonstration of...