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Kenneth D. Abbott
Researcher at Yavapai College
Publications - 1
Citations - 339
Kenneth D. Abbott is an academic researcher from Yavapai College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome & Deer mouse. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 318 citations.
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The Ecology and Evolutionary History of an Emergent Disease: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Terry L. Yates,James N. Mills,Cheryl A. Parmenter,Thomas G. Ksiazek,Robert R. Parmenter,John R. Vande Castle,Charles H. Calisher,Stuart T. Nichol,Kenneth D. Abbott,Joni C. Young,Michael L. Morrison,Barry J. Beaty,Jonathan L. Dunnum,Robert J. Baker,Jorge Salazar-Bravo,Clarence J. Peters +15 more
TL;DR: During the identification period, physicians and medical staff made rapid progress in developing treatment methods to stabilize and sustain patients through the crisis period, thereby substantially improving patient survivorship; nonetheless, the mortality rate fell only to about 40%, where it remains today.