Paweska, Janusz TadeuszSewlall, Nivesh H.Ksiazek, Thomas G.Blumberg, Lucille HellenHale, Martin J.Lipkin, Ian W.Weyer, JacquelineNichol, Stuart T.Rollin, Pierre E.McMullan, Laura K.Paddock, Christopher D.Briese, ThomasMnyaluza, JoyDinh, Thu-HaMukonka, VictorChing, PamelaDuse, AdrianoRichards, Guy A.De Jong, GillianCohen, CherylIkalafeng, BridgetMugero, CharlesAsomugha, ChikaMalotle, Mirriam M.Nteo, Dorothy M.Misiani, EuniceSwanepoel, RobertZaki, Sherif R.2010-08-202010-08-202009-10Paweska, JT, Sewlall, NH, Ksiazek, TG, Blumberg, LH, Hale, MJ, Lipkin, IW, Weyer, J, Nichol, ST, Rollin, PE, McMullan, LK, Paddock, CD, Briese, T, Mnyaluza, J, Dinh, T-H, Mukonka, V, Ching, P, Duse, A, Richards, G, De Jong, G, Cohen, C, Ikalafeng, B, Mugero, C, Asomugha, C, Malotle, MM, Nteo, DM, Misiani, E, Swanepoel, R & Zaki, SR 2009, 'Nosocomial outbreak of novel Arenavirus infection, southern Africa', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 1598-1602. [www.cdc.gov/eid]1080-605910.3201/eid1510.090211http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14694A 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.enCoordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionArenavirus infectionArticle