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1471. Case Report: Andes Virus Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in a Traveler Returning to the United States

BACKGROUND: Andes virus (ANDV), a New World hantavirus, is transmitted to humans via contact with the long-tailed pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus) in Chile and Argentina. Unlike other hantaviruses, ANDV can be transmitted person-to-person. It has a case mortality rate of approximately 30%...

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Autores principales: Bergamo, David, Bacon, Alfred, Cohen, David, Eggers, Paula, Kofman, Aaron, Choi, Mary, Klena, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252994/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1301