Person-to-Person Household and Nosocomial Transmission of Andes Hantavirus, Southern Chile, 2011
Person-to-Person Household and Nosocomial Transmission of Andes Hantavirus, Southern Chile, 2011
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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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Andes hantavirus (ANDV) causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in Chile and is the only hantavirus for which person-to-person transmission has been proven. We describe an outbreak of 5 human cases of ANDV infection in which symptoms developed in 2 household contacts and 2 health care workers after exposure to the index case-patient. Results of...
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Person-to-Person Household and Nosocomial Transmission of Andes Hantavirus, Southern Chile, 2011
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_97be92131276405b80f87e0dea15f6b8
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_97be92131276405b80f87e0dea15f6b8
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid2010.140353
