Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus
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Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus
Despite the fact that rodents are considered to be the infectious source of hantavirus for humans, another route of transmission was demonstrated. Andes virus (ANDV) has been responsible for most of the cases recorded in Argentina. Person-to-person transmission of ANDV Sout lineage was described during an outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in southwest Argentina. In this study, we analyz...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1112.050501