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Andes virus associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in northern Argentina and determination of the precise site of infection.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jun 2002
Gonzalez Della Valle M, Edelstein A, Miguel S, Martinez V, Cortez J, Cacace M L, Jurgelenas G, Sosa Estani S, Padula P
Abstract excerpt
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) has been documented in the Salta and Jujuy provinces of northern Argentina since 1991 and 1997, respectively, accounting for almost 50% of the cases of HPS reported in this country. Andes (AND) virus, specifically the AND virus Nort lineage, was previously associated with human disease in this region. Genetic analysis of viral medium RNA segments obtained from 18 HPS cases...
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