Nosocomial Outbreak of Novel Arenavirus Infection, Southern Africa

Nosocomial Outbreak of Novel Arenavirus Infection, Southern Africa

A nosocomial outbreak of disease involving 5 patients, 4 of whom died, occurred in South Africa during September–October 2008. The first patient had been transferred from Zambia to South Africa for medical management. Three cases involved secondary spread of infection from the first patient, and 1 w...

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Main Authors: Janusz T. Paweska, Nivesh H. Sewlall, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Lucille H. Blumberg, Martin J. Hale, W. Ian Lipkin, Jacqueline Weyer, Stuart T. Nichol, Pierre E. Rollin, Laura K. McMullan, Christopher D. Paddock, Thomas Briese, Joy Mnyaluza, Thu-Ha Dinh, Victor Mukonka, Pamela Ching, Adriano Duse, Guy Richards, Gillian de Jong, Stefano Tempia, Bridget Ikalafeng, Charles Mugero, Chika Asomugha, Mirriam M. Malotle, Dorothy M. Nteo, Eunice Misiani, Robert Swanepoel, Sherif R. Zaki, Investigation Teams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Arenavirus
Lujo virus
nosocomial infections
South Africa
Zambia
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-0211_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-0211_article

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