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. 1997 Jul-Sep;3(3):361–365. doi: 10.3201/eid0303.970314

Hantavirus transmission in the United States.

R M Wells 1, J Young 1, R J Williams 1, L R Armstrong 1, K Busico 1, A S Khan 1, T G Ksiazek 1, P E Rollin 1, S R Zaki 1, S T Nichol 1, C J Peters 1
PMCID: PMC2627629  PMID: 9284382

Abstract

In 1996, investigation of a hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) outbreak in southern Argentina found evidence of person-to-person transmission of a hantavirus. The infection control ramifications of this finding led to this review of hantavirus epidemiology in the United States; the review suggests that Sin Nombre virus infection is rarely, if ever, transmitted from person to person and that existing guidelines for prevention of HPS remain appropriate for North America.

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