Journal article
An Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Chile, 1997
Emerging infectious diseases, Vol.4(4), pp.687-694
12/1998
DOI: 10.3201/eid0404.980425
PMCID: PMC2640255
PMID: 9866751
Abstract
An outbreak of 25 cases of Andes virus-associated hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was recognized in southern Chile from July 1997 through January 1998. In addition to the HPS patients, three persons with mild hantaviral disease and one person with asymptomatic acute infection were identified. Epidemiologic studies suggested person-to-person transmission in two of three family clusters. Ecologic studies showed very high densities of several species of sigmodontine rodents in the area.
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- Title: Subtitle
- An Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Chile, 1997
- Creators
- Jorge Toro - Ministry of Health, Santiago, ChileJeanette D Vega - Pan American Health Organization, Santiago, Chile; Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, ChileAli S Khan - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USAJames N Mills - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USAPaula Padula - Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas ANLIS "Carlos G. Malbran," Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWilliam Terry - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USAZaida Yadón - Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas ANLIS "Carlos G. Malbran," Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRosa Valderrama - Aysen Region XI Health Service, Coyhaique, ChileBarbara A Ellis - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USACarlos Pavletic - Ministry of Health, Santiago, ChileRodrigo Cerda - Pan American Health Organization, Santiago, ChileSherif Zaki - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USAShieh Wun-Ju - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USARichard Meyer - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USAMauricio Tapia - Coyhaique Regional Hospital, Coyhaique, Aysen, ChileCarlos Mansilla - Coyhaique Regional Hospital, Coyhaique, Aysen, ChileMichel Baro - Llanchipal Health Services, Puerto Montt, ChileJose A Vergara - Llanchipal Health Services, Puerto Montt, ChileMarisol Concha - Ministry of Health, Santiago, ChileGladys Calderon - Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas, Pergamino, ArgentinaDelia Enria - Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas, Pergamino, ArgentinaC.J Peters - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USAThomas G Ksiazek - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Emerging infectious diseases, Vol.4(4), pp.687-694
- DOI
- 10.3201/eid0404.980425
- PMID
- 9866751
- PMCID
- PMC2640255
- NLM abbreviation
- Emerg Infect Dis
- ISSN
- 1080-6040
- eISSN
- 1080-6059
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1998
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984093499002771
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