Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2009)
Nosocomial Outbreak of Novel Arenavirus Infection, Southern Africa
- Janusz T. Paweska,
- Nivesh H. Sewlall,
- Thomas G. Ksiazek,
- Lucille H. Blumberg,
- Martin J. Hale,
- W. Ian Lipkin,
- Jacqueline Weyer,
- Stuart T. Nichol,
- Pierre E. Rollin,
- Laura K. McMullan,
- Christopher D. Paddock,
- Thomas Briese,
- Joy Mnyaluza,
- Thu-Ha Dinh,
- Victor Mukonka,
- Pamela Ching,
- Adriano Duse,
- Guy Richards,
- Gillian de Jong,
- Stefano Tempia,
- Bridget Ikalafeng,
- Charles Mugero,
- Chika Asomugha,
- Mirriam M. Malotle,
- Dorothy M. Nteo,
- Eunice Misiani,
- Robert Swanepoel,
- Sherif R. Zaki,
- Investigation Teams
Affiliations
- Janusz T. Paweska
- Nivesh H. Sewlall
- Thomas G. Ksiazek
- Lucille H. Blumberg
- Martin J. Hale
- W. Ian Lipkin
- Jacqueline Weyer
- Stuart T. Nichol
- Pierre E. Rollin
- Laura K. McMullan
- Christopher D. Paddock
- Thomas Briese
- Joy Mnyaluza
- Thu-Ha Dinh
- Victor Mukonka
- Pamela Ching
- Adriano Duse
- Guy Richards
- Gillian de Jong
- Stefano Tempia
- Bridget Ikalafeng
- Charles Mugero
- Chika Asomugha
- Mirriam M. Malotle
- Dorothy M. Nteo
- Eunice Misiani
- Robert Swanepoel
- Sherif R. Zaki
- Investigation Teams
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1510.090211
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15,
no. 10
pp. 1598 – 1602
Abstract
A nosocomial outbreak of disease involving 5 patients, 4 of whom died, occurred in South Africa during September–October 2008. The first patient had been transferred from Zambia to South Africa for medical management. Three cases involved secondary spread of infection from the first patient, and 1 was a tertiary infection. A novel arenavirus was identified. The source of the first patient’s infection remains undetermined.
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