Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Argentina, 2014.
Andes virus is unique among hantaviruses because it can be transmitted from person to person. This mechanism was previously supported by epidemiologic data and genetic evidence based only on partial sequences. We used full-length virus sequencing to confirm person-to-person transmission of this virus in a cluster of 3 cases in Argentina in 2014.
['Alonso|Daniel O|DO|', 'Pérez-Sautu|Unai|U|', 'Bellomo|Carla M|CM|', 'Prieto|Karla|K|', 'Iglesias|Ayelén|A|', 'Coelho|Rocío|R|', 'Periolo|Natalia|N|', 'Domenech|Isabel|I|', 'Talmon|Gabriel|G|', 'Hansen|Romina|R|', 'Palacios|Gustavo|G|', 'Martinez|Valeria P|VP|']
D001118:Argentina D006476:Hantavirus D018804:Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome D006801:Humans
person-to-person transmission Andes virus hantavirus hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Argentina next-generation sequencing viruses