Publications by authors named "F Cassinelli"
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a Pan-American emerging infectious disease with a high mortality rate caused by rodent-borne viruses of the genus Orthohantavirus. In Argentina, almost half of the HPS infections occur in the northwestern endemic region. In this study, we evaluated rodent composition, abundance, and antibody prevalence in wild rodents in three subtropical sites: primary forest, secondary forest, and crop fields.
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- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a serious disease linked to a rodent-borne virus, with a significant number of cases occurring in northwestern Argentina.
- A study in 2022-2023 tracked rodent populations using various methods to understand their connection to human HPS infections and found a clear relationship between rising rodent numbers and HPS outbreaks.
- The research suggests that monitoring climate and rodent populations can help in planning public health campaigns, while also highlighting domestic cats as potential risk factors for increased rodent-related virus transmission.