2007

Mertz GJ, Kitron UD. 2007. Can Modeling of Fine-Scale Spatial Patterns of Environmental Markers of Zoonotic
Infections Enhance Disease Prevention and Clinical Outcomes? American Journal of Tropical Medicine and

Hygiene 77: 997-998. LINK

Jonsson CB, Hooper J, Mertz G. 2007. Treatment of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Antiviral Research (in press).

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Ferrer C P, Vial PA, Ferres M, Godoy P, Cuiza A, Marco C, Castillo C, Umana ME, Rothhammer E, Llop E. 2007. Genetic susceptibility to Andes Hantavirus: Association between severity of disease and HLA alieles in Chilean patients. Revista Chilena de Infectologia 24 (5): 351-359. PDF

Ferrés M, Vial P, Marco C, Yañez L, Godoy P, Castillo C, Hjelle B, Delgado I, Lee SJ, Mertz GJ, and Andes Virus Household Contacts Study Group. 2007. Prospective Evaluation of Household Contacts of Persons with Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome in Chile. Journal of Infectious Diseases 195:1563-1571. PDF See editorial comment.

Glass GE, Shields T, Cai B, Yates TL, Parmenter R. 2007. Persistently highest risk areas for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: potential sites for refugia. Ecological Applications 17(1):129-39. PDF

Palma R.E., Torres-Pérez F. & Boric-Bargetto D. 2006. The ecology and evolutionary history of Oligoryzomys longicaudatus in southern South America. p. 671-693. In: Kelt D., Lessa E.P., Salazar-Bravo, J. & Patton, J.L. (Eds.) The Quintessential Naturalist: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Oliver P. Pearson. University of California Publications in Zoology, V. 134, University of California Press. PDF

Medina RA, Mirowsky-Garcia K, Hutt J, Hjelle B. 2007. Ribavirin, human convalescent plasma and anti-beta3 integrin antibody inhibit infection by Sin Nombre virus in the deer mouse model. J Gen Virol. 88:493-505. PDF

Castillo C, Nicklas C, Mardones J, Ossa G. 2007. Andes Hantavirus as possible cause of disease in travellers to South America. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 5: 30–34. PDF

2006

Valdivieso F, Vial P, Ferrés M, Ye C, Goade D, Cuiza A, Hjelle B. 2006. Neutralizing Antibodies in Survivors of Sin Nombre and Andes Hantavirus Infection.  Emerging Infectious Diseases 12(1):166-8. PDF

Jonas Schmidt, Helga Meisela, Silvana G. Capria, Rasa Petraityte, Åke Lundkvist, Brian Hjelle, Pablo A. Vial, Paula Padula, Detlev H. Krüger, Rainer Ulrich. 2006. Serological Assays for the Detection of Human Andes Hantavirus Infections Based on Its Yeast-Expressed Nucleocapsid Protein. Intervirology. 49(3):173-84. LINK

Vial P, Valdivieso F, Mertz G, Castillo C, Belmar E, Delgado I, Tapia M, Ferrés M. 2006. The incubation period of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome caused by Andes virus. Emerging Infectious Diseases 12: 1271-1273. PDF

Mertz GJ, Hjelle B, Crowley M, Iwamoto G, Tomicic V, Vial PA. 2006. Diagnosis and treatment of new world hantavirus infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 19(5):437-442. PDF 

2005

Palma RE, Rivera-Milla E, Salazar-Bravo J, Torres-Perez F, Pardiñas UFJ, Marquet PA, Spotorno AE, Meynard AP & Yates TL. 2005. Phylogeography of Oligoryzomys longicaudatus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) in temperate South America. Journal of Mammalogy 86:191–200. PDF 

Palma RE, Marquet PA & Boric-Bargetto D. 2005. Inter- and intraspecific phylogeography of small mammals in the Atacama Desert and adjacent areas of northern Chile. Journal of Biogeography 32: 1931-1941. PDF

Lobos G, Charrier A , Carrasco G & Palma RE . 2005. Presence of Dromiciops gliroides (Microbiotheria: Microbiotheriidae) in the deciduous forests of central Chile. Mammalian Biology 70: 376-380. PDF 

Lobos G, Ferres M & Palma RE. 2005. Presencia de los géneros invasores Mus y Rattus en áreas naturales de Chile: un riesgo ambiental y epidemiológico. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 78: 113-124. PDF

Tomicic VF, Espinoza M, Torres J, Abarca J, Montes JM, Luppi M, Concha A, Reynolds E, Laporte A, Canals C, Vial P. 2005. Addition of an arterio-venous shunt during veno-arterial extracorporeal life support in a patient with Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Revista Médica de Chile 133: 817-822. PDF

2004

Torres-Perez F, Navarrete-Droguett J, Aldunate R, Yates TL, Mertz GJ, Vial PA, Ferrés M, Marquet PA, Palma RE. 2004. Peridomestic small mammals associated with confirmed cases of human Hantavirus disease in southcentral Chile. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: 70(3): 305-309. PDF 

Castillo C., Villagra E., Sanhueza L., Ferres M., Mardones J., Mertz G. 2004.  Prevalence of hantavirus antibodies among family and healthcare worker contacts of persons with hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in Chile: Lack of evidence for nosocomial transmission of Andes virus to healthcare workers in Chile. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: 70(3): 302-304. PDF

Ferrés M, Vial P.  2004. Hantavirus infection in Children. Current Opinion in Pediatrics 16(1): 70. LINK

2003

Castillo C, Cea X,  Navarrete M, Ossa G. 2003.  Severe atypical pneumonias and differential diagnosis of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome: Clinical experience of three confirmed cases. Revista Chilena de Enfermadades Repiratorias  19: 101-108. PDF

Täger M, Vial P, Castillo C, Godoy P, Hjelle B, Ferrés M. 2003. Hantavirus prevalence in the IX Region of Chile.  Emerging Infectious Diseases 9(7):827-32. PDF

2002

Merino C, Arias A, Castillo C. 2002.  Primer caso de síndrome cardiopulmonar por hantavirus secundario a mordedura de ratón. Revista Chilena de Enfermadades Repiratorias 18: 199-205. PDF

Castillo C, Sanhueza L, Täger M, Muñoz N, Ossa G, Vial P. 2002.  Prevalencia de anticuerpos anti-hantavirus en 10 comunas de la Novena Región de Chile donde se han diagnosticado casos de infección clínica por hantavirus.  Rev. Med. Chile 130 (3): 251-258. LINK

Galeno H, Mora J, Villagra E, Fernández J, Hernández J, Mertz G, Ramírez E. 2002.  First human isolate of hantavirus (Andes virus) in the Americas.  Emerging Infectious Diseases 8 (7). PDF

Castillo C, Ossa G. 2002. Síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus Andes en Chile. Revista Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias 18 (1): 35-46. LINK

2001 

Castillo C., Sepúlveda A., Naranjo J., Ossa G., Levy H. 2001  Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome due to Andes virus in Temuco, Chile: clinical experience with 16 adults. CHEST 120: 548-54. PDF
 

Ossa G, Castillo C. Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome.  2001. Bul. Hosp. S J de Dios 48 (5): 286-299.

2000

Spotorno AE, Palma RE, Valladares JP.  2000. Biology of rodent reservoirs of Hantavirus in Chile.  Revista Chilena de Infectologia 17:197-210, PDF

Mertz G,  Vial PA.  Emergence of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in the Americas.  Revista Chilena de Infectologia 17: 181-185, 2000. PDF

Castillo C, Naranjo J, Ossa G. Síndrome cardiopulmonar por hantavirus en 21 adultos en la IX Región de Chile. Revista Chilena de Infectologia 2000; 17(3): 241-247. LINK

Castillo C, Mardones J, Villagra E. Prevalencia de anticuerpos anti-hantavirus en personal de salud
en contacto directo con pacientes portadores del síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus. Temuco 1997 a 1999.  Rev. Medica de Chile 2000; 128 (7): 735-9. LINK

Tapia M, Mansilla C, Vera JL. 2000. Síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus: Experiencia clínica
en diagnóstico y tratamiento. Hospital Coyhaique-Chile. Revista Chilena de Infectologia 17(3): 258-269. LINK

Navarrete M, Saldia F, Mancilla R, Zaror L, Ferrés M. 2000. Evidencia clínico epidemiológica de la existencia de
síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus en Valdivia-Chile desde 1993. Revista Chilena de Infectologia 17 (3) 233-240. LINK