An unusual hantavirus outbreak in southern Argentina: person-to-person transmission? Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Study Group for Patagonia

Fil: Wells, Rachel M. Centers for disease control and prevention; Georgia, Estados Unidos.Fil: Sosa Estani, Sergio. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología; Argentina.Fil: Yadon, Zaida. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología; Argentina.Fil: Enria, Delia. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas; Argentina.Fil: Padula, Paula. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología; Argentina.Fil: Pini, Noemi. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología; Argentina.Fil: Mills, James N. Centers for disease control and prevention; Georgia, Estados Unidos.Fil: Peters, Clarence J. Centers for disease control and prevention; Georgia, Estados Unidos.Fil: Segura, Elsa L. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología; Argentina.Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a rodent-borne zoonosis first recognized in the United States in 1993. Person-to-person transmission has not been reported; however, in the outbreak of 20 cases reported here, epidemiologic evidence strongly suggests this route of transmission