Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004
Research
Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Los Santos, Panama, 1999–2000
Vicente Bayard*†, Paul T. Kitsutani‡
, Eduardo O. Barria*, Luis A. Ruedas§, David S. Tinnin¶, Carlos Muñoz#, Itza B. de Mosca#, Gladys Guerrero**, Rudick Kant††, Arsenio Garcia*, Lorenzo Caceres*, Fernando G. Gracia*, Evelia Quiroz*, Zoila de Castillo*, Blas Armien*, Marlo Libel††, James N. Mills‡, Ali S. Khan‡, Stuart T. Nichol‡, Pierre E. Rollin‡, Thomas G. Ksiazek‡, and Clarence J. Peters
, Eduardo O. Barria*, Luis A. Ruedas§, David S. Tinnin¶, Carlos Muñoz#, Itza B. de Mosca#, Gladys Guerrero**, Rudick Kant††, Arsenio Garcia*, Lorenzo Caceres*, Fernando G. Gracia*, Evelia Quiroz*, Zoila de Castillo*, Blas Armien*, Marlo Libel††, James N. Mills‡, Ali S. Khan‡, Stuart T. Nichol‡, Pierre E. Rollin‡, Thomas G. Ksiazek‡, and Clarence J. PetersTable 2
Symptoms on admission in nine patients with laboratory-confirmed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Los Santos Province, Panama, August 1999–February 2000
| Symptom | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Fever | 9 (100) |
| Dyspnea | 8 ( 89) |
| Myalgia | 8 ( 89) |
| Cough | 7 ( 78) |
| Malaise | 6 ( 67) |
| Vomiting | 5 ( 56) |
| Nausea | 4 ( 44) |
| Headache | 4 ( 44) |
| Arthralgia | 4 ( 44) |
| Weakness | 4 ( 44) |
| Lower back pain | 3 ( 33) |
| Abdominal pain | 2 ( 22) |
| Chest pain | 2 ( 22) |
| Dizziness | 2 ( 22) |
| Diarrhea | 1 ( 11) |
| Dysuria | 1 ( 11) |
| Lower extremity edema | 1 ( 11) |
