[Detection of natural foci of the hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the Georgian SSR]

E A Ivanidze; L A Sakvarelidze; E A Tkachenko; G V Rezapkin; T K Dzagurova

[Detection of natural foci of the hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the Georgian SSR]

Vopr Virusol. 1987 Sep-Oct;32(5):607-10.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

E A Ivanidze, L A Sakvarelidze, E A Tkachenko, G V Rezapkin, T K Dzagurova

PMID: 2893492

Abstract

The circulation of the causative agent of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Georgia was studied. Altogether, 7,938 small mammals of 16 species trapped in 23 administrative areas of the republic were examined, and the specific antigen of HFRS virus was detected in 308 (3.8%). In serological examinations of 10 patients, antibody to HFRS virus was found in 4. Analysis of the above results indicates the existence of natural foci of HFRS in the Georgian SSR.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Wild
Antibodies, Viral / analysis
Antigens, Viral / analysis
Disease Reservoirs*
Georgia (Republic)
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / epidemiology*
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / immunology
Humans
Mammals
Orthohantavirus / immunology

Substances

Antibodies, Viral
Antigens, Viral