Nosocomial Outbreak of Novel Arenavirus Infection, Southern Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Adult Antiviral Agents Arenaviridae Infections Arenavirus Contact Tracing Cross Infection Disease Outbreaks Fatal Outcome Female Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral Humans Lujo Virus Male Middle Aged Nosocomial Infections Research Ribavirin Viruses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 15(10):1598-1602.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  South Africa ; Zambia
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7ae775ab2aa73c809d74672d377f10aed1bfdcfa084b3523f98271a701ff7911
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17852/cdc_17852_DS1.pdf
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