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  • Title: Epidemiological studies on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China.
    Author: Chen HX, Qiu FX, Dong BJ, Ji SZ, Li YT, Wang Y, Wang HM, Zuo GF, Tao XX, Gao SY.
    Journal: J Infect Dis; 1986 Sep; 154(3):394-8. PubMed ID: 2874178.
    Abstract:
    Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) has been reported from greater than 20 provinces in China. The number of reported cases has increased markedly in recent years and surpassed 80,000 human cases in 1983. All of the cases reported before 1981 were from rural areas and were attributed to Apodemus rats. In 1981, outbreaks of cases associated with house rats were first reported. Cases associated with Apodemus agrarius were more severe than those associated with the house rat Rattus norvegicus. The rate of inapparent infection in the rural population of areas endemic for Apodemus-associated disease was lower than that of Rattus-associated urban disease. After the onset of the disease, IgG antibody levels increase rapidly, peak after one week, and persist for as long as 25 years. Lung tissues from 16 species of rodent, from two species of sorex, and from cats and weasels in the epidemic areas have been found to carry antigen. A. agrarius, Apodemus peninsulae, and R. norvegicus serve as the main reservoirs of HFRS in rural areas, forest areas, and urban areas, respectively.
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