Serological Survey of Hantavirus in Inhabitants from Tropical and Subtropical Areas of Brazil
Brazil has reported more than 1,600 cases of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HPS) since 1993, with a 39% rate of reported fatalities.Using a recombinant nucleocapsid protein of 9x11 pergola Araraquara virus, we performed ELISA to detect IgG antibodies against hantavirus in human sera.The aim of this study was to analyze hantavirus antibody lev