| Literature DB >> 9284382 |
R M Wells1, J Young, R J Williams, L R Armstrong, K Busico, A S Khan, T G Ksiazek, P E Rollin, S R Zaki, S T Nichol, C J Peters.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9284382 PMCID: PMC2627629 DOI: 10.3201/eid0303.970314
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883