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. 2006 Aug;12(8):1271-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1208.051127.

Incubation period of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome

Pablo A Vial  1 , Francisca Valdivieso, Gregory Mertz, Constanza Castillo, Edith Belmar, Iris Delgado, Mauricio Tapia, Marcela Ferrés
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Incubation period of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome

Pablo A Vial et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

The potential incubation period from exposure to onset of symptoms was 7-39 days (median 18 days) in 20 patients with a defined period of exposure to Andes virus in a high-risk area. This period was 14-32 days (median 18 days) in 11 patients with exposure for <48 hours.

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Incubation period for 20 patients in Chile in whom hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome caused by Andes virus developed after various periods of exposure. All patients progressed to the cardiopulmonary phase and were hospitalized at the end of the prodrome.
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