An Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Chile, 1997
Jorge Toro*, Jeanette D. Vega† ††, Ali S. Khan‡

, James N. Mills‡, Paula Padula§, William Terry‡, Zaida Yadón§, Rosa Valderrama¶, Barbara A. Ellis‡, Carlos Pavletic*, Rodrigo Cerda†, Sherif Zaki‡, Shieh Wun-Ju‡, Richard Meyer‡, Mauricio Tapia#, Carlos Mansilla#, Michel Baro**, Jose A. Vergara**, Marisol Concha*, Gladys Calderon††, Delia Enria††, C.J. Peters‡, and Thomas G. Ksiazek‡
Author affiliations: *Ministry of Health, Santiago, Chile; †Pan American Health Organization, Santiago, Chile; ‡Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; §Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas ANLIS "Carlos G. Malbran," Buenos Aires, Argentina; ¶Aysen Region XI Health Service, Coyhaique, Chile; #Coyhaique Regional Hospital, Coyhaique, Aysen, Chile; **Llanchipal Health Services, Puerto Montt, Chile; ††Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas, Pergamino, Argentina; and ‡‡Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Main Article
Figure 1

Figure 1. Temporal distribution of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases, Chile, 1995-1998.
Main Article
Page created: December 16, 2010
Page updated: December 16, 2010
Page reviewed: December 16, 2010
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.