Highly differentiated, resting gn-specific memory CD8+ T cells persist years after infection by andes hantavirus.

In man, infection with South American Andes virus (ANDV) causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). HCPS due to ANDV is endemic in Southern Chile and much of Argentina and increasing numbers of cases are reported all over South America. A case-fatality rate of about 36% together with the abs...

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Main Authors: Tobias Manigold, Andrés Mori, Rebecca Graumann, Elena Llop, Valeska Simon, Marcela Ferrés, Francisca Valdivieso, Constanza Castillo, Brian Hjelle, Pablo Vial
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2824805?pdf=render