TY - JOUR AU - Paweska, Janusz T. AU - Sewlall, Nivesh H. AU - Ksiazek, Thomas G. AU - Blumberg, Lucille H. AU - Hale, Martin J. AU - Lipkin, W. Ian AU - Weyer, Jacqueline AU - Nichol, Stuart T. AU - Rollin, Pierre E. AU - McMullan, Laura K. AU - Paddock, Christopher D. AU - Briese, Thomas AU - Mnyaluza, Joy AU - Dinh, Thu-Ha AU - Mukonka, Victor AU - Ching, Pamela AU - Duse, Adriano AU - Richards, Guy AU - de Jong, Gillian AU - Tempia, Stefano AU - Ikalafeng, Bridget AU - Mugero, Charles AU - Asomugha, Chika AU - Malotle, Mirriam M. AU - Nteo, Dorothy M. AU - Misiani, Eunice AU - Swanepoel, Robert AU - Zaki, Sherif R. AU - Teams, Investigation T1 - Nosocomial Outbreak of Novel Arenavirus Infection, Southern Africa T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 10 SP - 1598 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Arenavirus KW - Lujo virus KW - nosocomial infections KW - South Africa KW - Zambia KW - viruses KW - research DO - 10.3201/eid1510.090211 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-0211_article ER - End of Reference