An Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Chile, 1997

R. Toro, Jorge; D. Vega, Jeanette; S. Khan, Ali; N. Mills, James; Padula, Paula; W. Terry, William; E. Yadón, Zaida; Valderrama, Rosa; A. Ellis, Barbara; Pavletic, Carlos; Cerda, Rodrigo; R. Zaki, Sherif; Shieh, Wun-Ju; D. Meyer, Richard; Tapia, Mauricio; Mansilla, Carlos; Baro, Michel; Vergara, J.; Concha, Marisol; E. Calderón, Gladys; Enría, Delia; J. Peters, C.; G. Ksiazek, Thomas

doi:10.3201/eid0404.980425

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An Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Chile, 1997

Published in Emerging infectious diseases • Dec 1, 1998

Authors:

Jorge R. Toro

Jeanette D. Vega

Ali S. Khan

Abstract

An outbreak of 25 cases of Andes virus-associated hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was recognized in southern Chile from July 1997 through January 1998. In addition to the HPS patients, three persons with mild hantaviral disease and one person with asymptomatic acute infection were identified. Ep...

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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Hantavirus

Outbreak

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