Nosocomial Outbreak of Novel Arenavirus Infection, Southern Africa

Paweska, Janusz T.; Sewlall, Nivesh H.; Ksiazek, Thomas G.; Blumberg, Lucille H.; Hale, Martin J.; Lipkin, W. Ian; Weyer, Jacqueline; Nichol, Stuart T.; Rollin, Pierre E.; McMullan, Laura K.; Paddock, Christopher D.; Briese, Thomas; Mnyaluza, Joy; Dinh, Thu-Ha; Mukonka, Victor; Ching, Pamela; Duse, Adriano; Richards, Guy; de Jong, Gillian; Cohen, Cheryl; Ikalafeng, Bridget; Mugero, Charles; Asomugha, Chika; Malotle, Mirriam M.; Nteo, Dorothy M.; Misiani, Eunice; Swanepoel, Robert; Zaki, Sherif R.; Teams, Investigation

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Nosocomial Outbreak of Novel Arenavirus Infection, Southern Africa

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By Paweska, Janusz T. ; Sewlall, Nivesh H. ; Ksiazek, Thomas G. ; Blumberg, Lucille H. ; Hale, Martin J. ; Lipkin, W. Ian ; Weyer, Jacqueline ; Nichol, Stuart T. ; Rollin, Pierre E. ; McMullan, Laura K. ; Paddock, Christopher D. ; Briese, Thomas ; Mnyaluza, Joy ; Dinh, Thu-Ha ; Mukonka, Victor ; Ching, Pamela ; Duse, Adriano ; Richards, Guy ; de Jong, Gillian ; Cohen, Cheryl ; Ikalafeng, Bridget ; Mugero, Charles ; Asomugha, Chika ; Malotle, Mirriam M. ; Nteo, Dorothy M. ; Misiani, Eunice ; Swanepoel, Robert ; Zaki, Sherif R. ; Teams, Investigation

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Journal Article:

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Personal Author:

Paweska, Janusz T. ; Sewlall, Nivesh H. ; Ksiazek, Thomas G. ; Blumberg, Lucille H. ; Hale, Martin J. ; Lipkin, W. Ian ; Weyer, Jacqueline ; Nichol, Stuart T. ; Rollin, Pierre E. ; McMullan, Laura K. ; Paddock, Christopher D. ; Briese, Thomas ; Mnyaluza, Joy ; Dinh, Thu-Ha ; Mukonka, Victor ; Ching, Pamela ; Duse, Adriano ; Richards, Guy ; de Jong, Gillian ; Cohen, Cheryl ; Ikalafeng, Bridget ; Mugero, Charles ; Asomugha, Chika ; Malotle, Mirriam M. ; Nteo, Dorothy M. ; Misiani, Eunice ; Swanepoel, Robert ; Zaki, Sherif R. ; Teams, Investigation
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Communicable Diseases (South Africa). Outbreak Control and Investigation Teams.
Description:

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 was a tertiary infection. A novel arenavirus was identified. The source of the first patient's infection remains undetermined.
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Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(10):1598-1602.
ISSN:

1080-6059 (online) ; 1080-6040 (print)
Publisher:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

South Africa ; Zambia
License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Rights:

Open Access
CIO:

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
Division:

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID)
Topic:

Diseases & Conditions
Location:

Africa
Volume:

15
Issue:

10
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17852/cdc_17852_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 607.20 KB]
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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English

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