About the Authors
- Simon Delgado
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Affiliation Centro de Salud de Eterazama, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Bobbie R. Erickson
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Roberto Agudo
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Affiliation Servicio Departamental de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Patrick J. Blair
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Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Lima, Peru
- Efrain Vallejo
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Affiliation Servicio Departamental de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- César G. Albariño
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Jorge Vargas
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Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales (CENETROP), Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- James A. Comer
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Pierre E. Rollin
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Thomas G. Ksiazek
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- James G. Olson
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Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Lima, Peru
- Stuart T. Nichol
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* E-mail: snichol@cdc.gov
Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CA JO SN. Performed the experiments: BE CA JC. Analyzed the data: BE RA PB EV CA JV JC PR TK JO SN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SD RA PB EV JV JC PR JO. Wrote the paper: BE SN. Initial clinician that reported the case, described the clinical course and provided specimens: SD. Clinicians involved in the case investigation: RA and EV. Participated in field investigation: PB. Participated in case investigation: JV. Edited the paper: TK. Led NMRCD investigation: JO.