Hantaviruses: A Global Disease Problem

Hantaviruses are carried by numerous rodent species throughout the world. In 1993, a previously unknown group of hantaviruses emerged in the United States as the cause of an acute respiratory disease now termed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Before then, hantaviruses were known as the etiologi...

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Main Authors: Connie Schmaljohn, Brian Hjelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1997-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/3/2/97-0202_article