Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Argentina, 2014

Authors :: Ayelén A Iglesias
Karla Prieto
Isabel Domenech
Romina Hansen
Rocío Coelho
Carla Bellomo
Unai Pérez-Sautu
Gabriel Talmon
Gustavo Palacios
Valeria P. Martinez
Daniel Oscar Alonso
Natalia Periolo
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 4, Pp 756-759 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2020.
Abstract: Andes virus is unique among hantaviruses because it can be transmitted from person to person. This mechanism was previously supported by epidemiologic data and genetic evidence based only on partial sequences. We used full-length virus sequencing to confirm person-to-person transmission of this virus in a cluster of 3 cases in Argentina in 2014.

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