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Hantavirus Infections among Overnight Visitors to Yosemite National Park, California, USA, 2012
| Title: | Hantavirus Infections among Overnight Visitors to Yosemite National Park, California, USA, 2012 |
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| Authors: | Jonathan J. Núñez, Curtis L. Fritz, Barbara Knust, Danielle Buttke, Barryett Enge, Mark G. Novak, Vicki Kramer, Lynda Osadebe, Sharon Messenger, César G. Albariño, Ute Ströher, Michael Niemela, Brian R. Amman, David Wong, Craig R. Manning, Stuart T. Nichol, Pierre E. Rollin, Dongxiang Xia, James P. Watt, Duc J. Vugia |
| Source: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 3, Pp 386-393 (2014) |
| Publisher Information: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: | hantavirus, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Sin Nombre virus, Peromyscus, Peromyscus spp., respiratory infections, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: | In summer 2012, an outbreak of hantavirus infections occurred among overnight visitors to Yosemite National Park in California, USA. An investigation encompassing clinical, epidemiologic, laboratory, and environmental factors identified 10 cases among residents of 3 states. Eight case-patients experienced hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, of whom 5 required intensive care with ventilatory support and 3 died. Staying overnight in a signature tent cabin (9 case-patients) was significantly associated with becoming infected with hantavirus (p |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| Relation: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-1581_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2003.131581 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/a5cd800ad76c4612876efc1f9f32908c |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.5cd800ad76c4612876efc1f9f32908c |
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| ISSN: | 10806040 10806059 |
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| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2003.131581 |
| Published in: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Language: | English |