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Could hantavirus be the new emerging pathogen in Kerala?
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Health experts in Kerala are investigating whether hantavirus may be responsible for some cases of unexplained severe illness and deaths previously attributed to leptospirosis, noting that antibodies to the virus have been detected in the state since 2008 and symptoms are difficult to distinguish without specific testing.
Could hantavirus be the new emerging pathogen in Kerala?
Presence of antibodies against the virus in blood samples was reported in the State in 2008 itself and one probable case of the virus-induced ‘hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome’ was reported in 2014. Experts say a good number of ‘leptospirosis-like’ illnesses, wherein patients die within four to five days could be due to hantavirus or a co-infection of leptospirosis and hanta. Symptoms are similar and hard to distinguish without targeted serology tests
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