Notes from the Field: Contact Tracing Investigation after First Case of Andes Virus in the United States --- Delaware, February 2018

Published on October 18, 2018

In January 2018, a patient admitted to a Delaware hospital tested positive for hantavirus immunoglobulin M and immunoglobulin G antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay testing.

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Measles Outbreak in a Highly Vaccinated Population --- Israel, July--August 2017

October 25, 2018
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