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Key articles
Jonsson CB, Hooper J, Mertz G. Treatment of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Antiviral Res. 2008 Apr;78(1):162-9.Full text Abstract
Mertz GJ, Hjelle B, Crowley M, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of new world hantavirus infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2006 Oct;19(5):437-42. Abstract
Chang B, Crowley M, Campen M, et al. Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Apr;28(2):193-200. Abstract
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) 2015 case definition. 2015 [internet publication].Full text
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. General hantavirus technical/clinical information: clinical manifestation. August 2012 [internet publication].Full text
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