Human-to-Human Transmission of Andes Virus Modeled in Syrian Hamsters

Several occurrences of human-to-human transmission of Andes virus, an etiological agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, are documented. Syrian hamsters consistently model human hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, yet neither transmission nor shedding has been investigated. We demonstrate h...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Silke A. Riesle-Sbarbaro, Norman Kirchoff, Katharina Hansen-Kant, Alice Stern, Andreas Kurth, Joseph B. Prescott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-10-01
Subjects:
Andes virus
Hantavirus
Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
Syrian hamster
viruses
Germany
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0544_article

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