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Panama research

Published infectious-disease research classified with a high-confidence geographic relationship to Panama.

Published evidence: 1
Diseases: 2
Countries: 1
Topics: 1

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1 publication

Peer reviewedOpen accessHantavirus pulmonary syndromeHantavirus infectionOutbreak investigation

DOI 10.3201/eid1009.040143 ↗

Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Los Santos, Panama, 1999–2000

Vicente Bayard, Paul T. Kitsutani, Eduardo O. Barria +19 more

Emerging Infectious DiseasesSep 1, 2004

Open article ↗Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome surveillance →

Type: Journal article
Scope: Panama

Why it matters nowThe report established the first documented occurrence of human hantavirus infections in Central America and identified local rodent reservoirs, supporting regional awareness of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.