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

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 aft...

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Main Authors: Constanza Martinez-Valdebenito, Mario Calvo, Cecilia Vial, Rita Mansilla, Claudia Marco, R. Eduardo Palma, Pablo Vial, Francisca Valdivieso, Gregory Mertz, Marcela Ferrés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hantavirus
hantavirus infections
nosocomial infections
viruses
household
Chile
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/14-0353_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/14-0353_article

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