Steier K J, Clay R
Louisiana State University.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 1993 Dec;93(12):1286-9.
Since May 1993, 26 people have died of a "unique, previously unknown" viral illness that presents with flu-like symptoms and progresses rapidly to respiratory failure and death. Originally isolated in the four-corners region of the Southwest, the hantavirus responsible has now been isolated from patients in several other areas. In this article, we describe our experience with "the most puzzling case so far," an infection by a "cousin" of the Southwest hantaviral strain in a Louisiana bridgeworker. This case is unique not only because of the slightly different makeup of the virus, but also because of the absence of deer mice, the suspected carrier of the hantavirus, in the Louisiana region.
自1993年5月以来，已有26人死于一种“独特的、以前未知的”病毒性疾病，该疾病表现出流感样症状，并迅速发展为呼吸衰竭和死亡。最初在西南部的四角地区分离出致病的汉坦病毒，现在在其他几个地区的患者身上也分离出了这种病毒。在本文中，我们描述了我们对“迄今为止最令人困惑的病例”的经验，该病例是路易斯安那州一名桥梁工人感染了西南汉坦病毒株的“近亲”。这个病例之所以独特，不仅是因为病毒的构成略有不同，还因为路易斯安那州地区没有被怀疑是汉坦病毒携带者的鹿鼠。
