Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Associated with Monongahela Virus, Pennsylvania

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Associated with Monongahela Virus, Pennsylvania

The first two recognized cases of rapidly fatal hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Pennsylvania occurred within an 8-month period in 1997. Illness in the two patients was confirmed by immunohistochemical techniques on autopsy material. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis of tissue...

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Main Authors: Luther V. Rhodes, Cinnia Huang, Angela J. Sanchez, Stuart T. Nichol, Sherif R. Zaki, Thomas G. Ksiazek, J.G. Humphreys, James J. Freeman, Kenneth R. Knecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
HPS
Pennsylvania
sin nombre virus
SNV
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0610_article

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