Rio Segundo virus

Rio Segundo virus
Virus classification
Group: Group V ((−)ssRNA)
Order: Bunyavirales
Family: Hantaviridae
Genus: Orthohantavirus
Species: Rio Segundo virus

Rio Segundo virus is a single-stranded, negative-sense RNA orthohantavirus isolated in the Costa Rican harvest mouse (R. Mexicanus). It is phylogenetically related to Sin Nombre virus and causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. No cases in humans have yet been reported but it is believed this is due to misdiagnosis and confusion with other rapidly progressive, life-threatening respiratory illnesses such as plague, influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia. In addition, human contact with infected mice in Mexico may be less frequent than human contact in the western United States.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Milazzo ML, Cajimat MN, Romo HE, Estrada-Franco JG, Iñiguez-Dávalos LI, Bradley RD, Fulhorst CF (2012). "Geographic distribution of hantaviruses associated with neotomine and sigmodontine rodents, Mexico". Emerging Infect. Dis. 18 (4): 571–6. doi:10.3201/eid1804.111028. PMC 3309664. PMID 22469569.
  2. ↑ MacNeil A, Ksiazek TG, Rollin PE (2011). "Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, United States, 1993–2009". Emerging Infect. Dis. 17 (7): 1195–201. doi:10.3201/eid1707.101306. PMC 3321561. PMID 21762572.


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