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First clinical reports of acute hantavirus and dengue infections among pregnant women in the Caribbean.

Kirk Osmond DouglasMarquita Gittens-St Hilaire
Published in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2024)
Whilst hantavirus infection in pregnancy is rare, consideration should be given to differential diagnosis with fever, kidney involvement, liver involvement, haemorrhagic symptoms and thrombocytopenia in endemic areas with clinically similar diseases such as dengue and leptospirosis.HighlightsFirst recorded case of hantavirus and dengue co-infection in a pregnant woman.First detailed report of clinical hantavirus infection in pregnant women in the Caribbean.First published report of clinical dengue infection in pregnant woman in the Caribbean.Possible complications of pregnancy following hantavirus infection.Pre-term birth and low birth weights.Clinical course of hantavirus infection in a Caribbean population.
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