Update: outbreak of hantavirus infection--southwestern United States, 1993.
An outbreak of illness associated with hantavirus infection continues to be investigated by state health departments in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah; the Indian Health Service; and CDC, with the assistance of the Navajo Nation Division of Health. This report updates information regarding the outbreak and presents information on two cases that occurred in the 10 months preceding this outbreak.
D000818:Animals; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D010542:Peromyscus / Q000382:microbiology*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015206:Southwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology