Rio Negro Virus Infection, Bolivia, 2021

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Aug;29(8):1705-1708. doi: 10.3201/eid2908.221885.ABSTRACTIn May 2021, an agricultural worker originally from Trementinal, Argentina, sought treatment for febrile illness in Tarija, Bolivia, where he resided at the time of illness onset. The patient tested negative for hantavirus RNA, but next-generation sequencing of a serum sample yielded a complete genome for Rio Negro virus.PMID:37486719 | DOI:10.3201/eid2908.221885

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - July 24, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Roxana Loayza Mafayle Maria E Morales-Betoulle Shannon Whitmer Caitlin Cossaboom Jimmy Revollo Nelly Mendoza Loayza Hilary Aguilera M éndez Joel Alejandro Chuquimia Valdez Freddy Armijo Subieta Maya Xochitl Espinoza Morales Mar ía Valeria Canedo Sánche Source Type: research