First Human Isolate of Hantavirus ( Andes virus ) in the Americas
First Human Isolate of Hantavirus ( Andes virus ) in the Americas
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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We isolated Andes virus (formal name: Andes virus [ANDV], a species in the genus Hantavirus), from serum of an asymptomatic 10-year-old Chilean boy who died 6 days later of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). The serum was obtained 12 days after his grandmother died from HPS and 2 days before he became febrile. No hantavirus immunoglobulin (Ig) G...
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First Human Isolate of Hantavirus ( Andes virus ) in the Americas
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8c79cc2635a44baeb8a3ee368d618492
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8c79cc2635a44baeb8a3ee368d618492
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid0807.010277
