Volume 16, Number 12—December 2010
Research
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Argentina, 1995–2008
Valeria P. Martinez
, Carla M. Bellomo, María Luisa Cacace, Paola Suárez, Liliana Bogni, and Paula J. Padula
, Carla M. Bellomo, María Luisa Cacace, Paola Suárez, Liliana Bogni, and Paula J. Padula
Table 2
Epidemiologic characteristics of clustered HPS cases, Argentina, 1995–2008*
| Cluster no. | Contact case-patient no. | Region | Case-patient sex/age, y |
Relationship with index case-patient | Ambient risk† | Days between symptom onsets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | Contact | ||||||
| 1‡ | C1-s | Central | M/41 | M/14 | Son | No | 27 |
| 2 | C2-d2 | Central | F/12 | F/11 | Sister | High | 4 |
| C2-s | Central | F/12 | M/ND | Brother | High | ND | |
| C2-m | Central | F/12 | F/40 | Mother | High | 12 | |
| 3 | C3–2 | Central | M/28 | M/27 | Friend, roommate | High | 2 |
| C3–3 | Central | M/28 | M/21 | Friend, roommate | High | 15 | |
| C3–4 | Central | M/28 | M/30 | Friend, roommate | High | 19 | |
| 4‡ | C4-b | Central/ Patagonia | M/39 | M/58 | Friend, roommate | No | 15 |
| C4-c | Central | M/39 | M/39 | Friend, roommate | No | 23 | |
| 5 | BA04–2 | Central | F/24 | F/0 | Daughter | ND | 28 |
| 6 | BA06–2 | Central | M/53 | F/28 | Wife | High | 31 |
| 7 | NQ00–2 | Patagonia | M/46 | M/10 | Son | Low | 22 |
| 8 | NQ01–2 | Patagonia | M/40 | F/44 | Ex-wife | No | 22 |
| 9 | NQ06–2 | Patagonia | M/48 | F/53 | Wife | Low | 30 |
| 10 | RN95–2 | Patagonia | M/38 | F/25 | Girlfriend | No | 21 |
| RN95–3 | Patagonia | M/38 | F/15 | Daughter | No | 29 | |
| 11 | RN00–2 | Patagonia | F/25 | M/64 | Husband | Low | 20 |
| 12 | RN03–2 | Patagonia | M/31 | F/28 | Wife | Low | 40 |
| 13 | CH00–2 | Patagonia | F/36 | F/3 | Daughter | Low | – |
| 14 | CH00–4 | Patagonia | M/28 | F/24 | Wife | Low | 22 |
*HPS, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; ND, not determined; –, secondary case-patient did not show symptoms of illness.
†Ambiental risk was classified in as follows: no, without ambient risk, urban residence; low, rural residence and no evident rodent exposure; high, rural residence and evident rodent exposure.
‡Clusters with confirmed person-to-person transmission.
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