An Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Chile, 1997
- Jorge Toro
- Jeanette D. Vega
- Ali S. Khan
- James N. Mills
- Paula Padula
- William Terry
- Zaida Yadón
- Rosa Valderrama
- Barbara A. Ellis
- Carlos Pavletic
- Rodrigo Cerda
- Sherif Zaki
- Shieh Wun-Ju
- Richard Meyer
- Mauricio Tapia
- Carlos Mansilla
- Michel Baro
- Jose A. Vergara
- Marisol Concha
- Gladys Calderon
- Delia Enria
- C.J. Peters
- Thomas G. Ksiazek
Publication date
December 1998
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
An outbreak of 25 cases of Andes virus-associated hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was recognized in southern Chile from July 1997 through January 1998. In addition to the HPS patients, three persons with mild hantaviral disease and one person with asymptomatic acute infection were identified. Epidemiologic studies suggested person-to-person transmission in two of three family clusters. Ecologic studies showed very high densities of several species of sigmodontine rodents in the area
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