Nosocomial outbreak of novel arenavirus infection, Southern Africa

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1598-1602

  Paweska, Janusz T ^a   Sewlall, Nivesh H ^b   Ksiazek, Thomas G ^c,l   Blumberg, Lucille H ^a   Hale, Martin J ^b   Lipkin, W Ian ^d   Weyer, Jacqueline ^a   Nichol, Stuart T ^c   Rollin, Pierre E ^c   McMullan, Laura K ^c   Paddock, Christopher D ^c   Briese, Thomas ^d   Mnyaluza, Joy ^e   Dinh, Thu Ha ^c,f   Mukonka, Victor ^g   Ching, Pamela ^h   Duse, Adriano ^b   Richards, Guy ⁱ   De Jong, Gillian ^a   Cohen, Cheryl ^a   Ikalafeng, Bridget ^e   Mugero, Charles ^j   Asomugha, Chika ^e   Malotle, Mirriam M ^k   Nteo, Dorothy M ^k   Misiani, Eunice ^j   Swanepoel, Robert ^a   Zaki, Sherif R ^c   Abrahams, F ^m   Aseko, T ^m   Benson, F G ^m   Bush, M ^m   Cannon, D ^m   Cengimbo, A ^m   Chetty, G ^m   Chibesakunda, L ^m   Chisembele, C ^m   Comer, J A ^m   Craig, A ^m   De Meyer, C ^m   Erasmus, J ^m   Dickerson, S M ^m   Farnon, E ^m   Grobbelaar, A A ^m   Hayward, A ^m   Hoohlo, M ^m   Van Jansen Vuren, P ^m   Kemp, A ^m   Kocher, G ^m   Koethe, J ^m   Leman, P A ^m   Lubinda, W ^m   Lynen, R ^m   Malibata, C ^m   Marumo, A ^m   Matapo, B ^m   Meade, T J ^m   Miller, D ^m   Monze, M ^m   Mtonga, V C ^m   Mwaba, P ^m   Mweene, A ^m   Naidu, M ^m   Nemungadi, T ^m   Oranmore Brown, C ^m   Pak, C S ^m   Phillips, R M ^m   Ramakrishna, W ^m   Reed, Z ^m   Ri, S ^m   Richards, G ^m   Robinson, K ^m   Smith, C ^m   Sharp, G ^m   Song, G B ^m   Van Der Walt, L ^m   Villar, C ^m   Wamunyima, L ^m   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e Gauteng Health Department   (South Africa)

^f Centers for Disease Control and Prevention South Africa   (South Africa)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^h CDC Global AIDS Program   (Zambia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^j NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^k Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme   (South Africa)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^m NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARENAVIRUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORTALITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ARENAVIRUS; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVERS, VIRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIBAVIRIN; ZAMBIA;

EID: 70349972798     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1510.090211     Document Type: Article

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