Notes From the Field: Contact Tracing Investigation After First Case of Andes Virus in the United States — Delaware, February 2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 67, No. 41, October 19, 2018: Notes From the Field: Contact Tracing Investigation After First Case of Andes Virus in the United States — Delaware, February 2018
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Kofman, Aaron ; Eggers, Paula ; Kjemtrup, Anne ; Hall, Rebecca ; Brown, Shelley M. ; Morales-Betoulle, Maria ; Graziano, James ; Zufan, Sara E. ; Whitmer, Shannon L.M. ; Cannon, Deborah L. ; Chiang, Cheng-Feng ; Choi, Mary J. ; Rollin, Pierre E. ; Cetron, Martin S. ; Yaglom, Hayley D. ; Duwell, Monique ; Kuhar, David T. ; Kretschmer, Melissa ; Knust, Barbara ; Klena, John D. ; Alvarado-Ramy, Francisco ; Shoemaker, Trevor ; Towner, Jonathan S. ; Nichol, Stuart T.
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Description:
  In January 2018, a woman admitted to a Delaware hospital tested positive for New World hantavirus immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Subsequent testing by CDC’s Viral Special Pathogens Branch detected New World hantavirus by nested reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Andes virus by nucleic acid sequencing. This case represents the first confirmed importation of Andes virus infection into the United States; two imported cases have also been reported in Switzerland (1). Before her illness, the patient had traveled to the Andes region of Argentina and Chile from December 20, 2017, to January 3, 2018. She stayed in cabins and youth hostels in reportedly poor condition. No rodent exposures were reported. After returning to the United States on January 10, she developed fever, malaise, and myalgias on January 14. On January 17, while ill, she traveled on two commercial domestic flights. She was hospitalized during January 20–25 in Delaware and discharged to her home after clinical recovery.
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Disease Vectors Hantavirus Infections Orthohantavirus Respiratory Tract Diseases Viral Diseases Zoonoses
• Keywords:
  Andes Virus Hantavirus HPS
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6741a7
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  30335741
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6193684
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Delaware
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  41
• Citation:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2018; v. 67, no. 41
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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