New World hantaviruses

Jonin C. Young; J. N. Mills; D. A. Enria; N. E. Dolan; A. S. Khan; T. G. Ksiazek

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011718

New World hantaviruses

Jonin C. Young, J. N. Mills, D. A. Enria, N. E. Dolan, A. S. Khan, T. G. Ksiazek

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Since the initial description in 1993 of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and its novel aetiological agent, Sin Nombre virus, our knowledge of the epidemiology of New World hantaviruses has continued to evolve. After the identifying outbreak in the southwestern US, four hantaviruses have been identified in North America with specific rodent hosts and associated with a number of sporadic cases. This stability of case recognition in North America is in contrast to the multiple outbreaks and endemic cases in South America. Despite a plethora of New World hantaviruses and new evidence of person-to-person transmission, the ecological and personal determinants of this human infection remain a mystery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	659-673
Number of pages	15
Journal	British Medical Bulletin
Volume	54
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011718
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

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