1. Nosocomial outbreak of novel arenavirus infection, Southern Africa
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Paweska, Janusz T., Sewlall, Nivesh H., Ksiazek, Thomas G., Blumberg, Lucille H., Hale, Martin J., Lipkin, W. Ian, Weyer, Jacqueline, Nichol, Stuart T., Rollin, Pierre E., McMullan, Laura K., Paddock, Christopher D., Briese, Thomas, Mnyaluza, Joy, Dinh, Thu-Ha, Mukonka, Victor, Ching, Pamela, Duse, Adriano, Richards, Guy, de Jong, Gillian, Cohen, Cheryl, Ikalafeng, Bridget, Mugero, Charles, Asomugha, Chika, Malotle, Mirriam M., Nteo, Dorothy M., Misiani, Eunice, Swanepoel, Robert, and Zaki, Sherif R.
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Company distribution practices ,Disease transmission -- Health aspects ,Disease transmission -- Control ,Disease transmission -- Research ,Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) -- Usage ,Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) -- Methods ,Arenavirus diseases -- Risk factors ,Arenavirus diseases -- Distribution ,Arenavirus diseases -- Prevention ,Arenavirus diseases -- Research - Abstract
Arenaviruses associated with rodents are known to cause fatal hemorrhagic fevers in humans in South America and West Africa. We describe a nosocomial outbreak of infection with a novel arenavirus [...]
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- 2009
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