Human Endophthalmitis Caused By Pseudorabies Virus Infection, China, 2017

Human Endophthalmitis Caused By Pseudorabies Virus Infection, China, 2017

We report human endophthalmitis caused by pseudorabies virus infection after exposure to sewage on a hog farm in China. High-throughput sequencing and real-time PCR of vitreous humor showed pseudorabies virus sequences. This case showed that pseudorabies virus might infect humans after direct contac...

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Main Authors: Jing-Wen Ai, Shan-Shan Weng, Qi Cheng, Peng Cui, Yong-Jun Li, Hong-Long Wu, Yi-Min Zhu, Bin Xu, Wen-Hong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
pseudorabies
Suid herpesvirus-1
high-throughput nucleotide sequencing
infectious endophthalmitis
Human endophthalmitis
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/6/17-1612_article

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