What is it about?
The influence of climatic variability on Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, a high mortality rate (up to 40%) viral disease transmitted by rodents, as ecological driver useful to build an early warning system of potential outbreaks.
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Why is it important?
There are no vaccines nor specific therapeutic treatments for Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) disease, thus prevention of infection involves environmental management and educational campaigns. The planning and implementation of early public health prevention campaigns in advance based on the significant relationship between HPS outbreaks and delayed climatic variables can help to save life.
Perspectives
This article opened the door to a topic that I was unaware of, and to colleagues with whom we are developing specific projects in the field.
Ignacio Ferro
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Argentina
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This page is a summary of: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome outbreaks associated with climate variability in Northwestern Argentina, 1997–2017, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, November 2020, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008786.
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