Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - Chile, 1997

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 46, Issue 40, 1997, Pages 949-951

  Murua, R ^a   Barra, B ^b   Vera Mora, J L ^b   Villalon, H ^b   Mansilla, C ^b   Tapia, M ^b   Chaparro, J J ^b   Torres, F ^b   Barria, J ^b   Aguila, G ^b   Escobar, P ^b   Gallegos, N ^b   Valderrama, R ^b   Montecinos, J ^b   Mardoff, K ^c   Mansilla, R ^c   Vergara, J A ^d   Pavletic, C ^b   Toro, J ^b   Figueroa, A ^b   Cerda, R ^e   Vega, J ^e   Penna, R ^e   Calderon G ^f   Lopez, H ^f   Enria, D ^f   Padula, P ^b   Yadon, Z ^g   Segura, E ^g   more..

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Aysen Health Svcs ^*

^c Valdivia Health Svcs   (Chile)

^d Llanchipal Health Svcs   (Chile)

^e Pan American Health Organization   (Chile)

^f Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas Dr Julio I Maiztegui   (Argentina)

^g National Administration of Laboratories and Institutes of Health   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RODENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031563608     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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