“Super-Spreaders” and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina
103 Citations•2020•
Valeria P. Martínez, Nicholas Di Paola, Daniel Oscar Alonso
High viral titers in combination with attendance at massive social gatherings or extensive contact among persons were associated with a higher likelihood of transmission, and patients with a high viral load and liver injury were more likely than other patients to spread infection.
Abstract
Among patients with ANDV hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, high viral titers in combination with attendance at massive social gatherings or extensive contact among persons were associated with a higher likelihood of transmission. (Funded by the Ministerio de Salud y Desarrollo Social de la Nación Argentina and others.).