Hantavirus Transmission in the United States

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Wells, R. M. ; Young, J. ; Williams, R. J. ; Armstrong, L. R. ; Busico, K. ; Khan, A. S. ; Ksiazek, T. G. ; Rollin, P. E. ; Zaki, S. R. ; Nichol, S. T. ; Peters, C. J.
• Description:
  In 1996, investigation of a hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) outbreak in southern Argentina found evidence of person-to-person transmission of a hantavirus. The infection control ramifications of this finding led to this review of hantavirus epidemiology in the United States; the review suggests that Sin Nombre virus infection is rarely, if ever, transmitted from person to person and that existing guidelines for prevention of HPS remain appropriate for North America.
• Subjects:
  Adult Animals Cluster Analysis Disease Outbreaks Disease Reservoirs Disease Vectors Female Hantavirus Infections Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Humans Male Orthohantavirus Public Health Registries Rodentia Zoonoses

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• Keywords:
  Rodents
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0303.970314
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  9284382
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2627629
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  3
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 3(3):361-365.
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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