Detection of Hantavirus during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Arizona, USA, 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Aug;29(8):1663-1667. doi: 10.3201/eid2908.221808.

Abstract

We identified 2 fatal cases of persons infected with hantavirus in Arizona, USA, 2020; 1 person was co-infected with SARS-CoV-2. Delayed identification of the cause of death led to a public health investigation that lasted ≈9 months after their deaths, which complicated the identification of a vector or exposure.

Keywords: 2020. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Aug [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2908.221808; Adame G; American Indians or Alaska Natives; Arizona; COVID-19; Close R; Dale AP; Ruberto I; SARS-CoV-2; Snyder S-J et al. Detection of hantavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic; USA; United States; coinfection; hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; hantavirus
Suggested citation for this article: Hecht G; respiratory infections; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Arizona / epidemiology
  • COVID-19*
  • Communicable Diseases*
  • Hantavirus Infections* / diagnosis
  • Hantavirus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Orthohantavirus*
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2