Hantavirus transmission in the United States.
In 1996, investigation of a hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) outbreak in southern Argentina found evidence of person-to-person transmission of a hantavirus. The infection control ramifications of this finding led to this review of hantavirus epidemiology in the United States; the review suggests that Sin Nombre virus infection is rarely, if ever, transmitted from person to person and that existing guidelines for prevention of HPS remain appropriate for North America.
Wells
R M
RM
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Young
J
J
Williams
R J
RJ
Armstrong
L R
LR
Busico
K
K
Khan
A S
AS
Ksiazek
T G
TG
Rollin
P E
PE
Zaki
S R
SR
Nichol
S T
ST
Peters
C J
CJ
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005260:Female; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018804:Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011634:Public Health; D012042:Registries; D012377:Rodentia / Q000821:virology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology