Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USA
We report 2 cases of Sin Nombre virus (SNV) infection in field workers, possibly contracted through rodent bites. Screening for antibodies to SNV in rodents trapped in 2 seasons showed that 9.77% were seropositive. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that 2 of 79 deer mice had detectable titers of SNV...
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| author | Fernando Torres-Pérez Linda Wilson Sharon K. Collinge Heath Harmon Chris Ray Rafael A. Medina Brian Hjelle |
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| description | We report 2 cases of Sin Nombre virus (SNV) infection in field workers, possibly contracted through rodent bites. Screening for antibodies to SNV in rodents trapped in 2 seasons showed that 9.77% were seropositive. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that 2 of 79 deer mice had detectable titers of SNV RNA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6dc107dcb4e748f9b3b689bec676011b2022-12-22T01:04:47ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-02-0116230831010.3201/eid1602.090735Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USAFernando Torres-PérezLinda WilsonSharon K. CollingeHeath HarmonChris RayRafael A. MedinaBrian HjelleWe report 2 cases of Sin Nombre virus (SNV) infection in field workers, possibly contracted through rodent bites. Screening for antibodies to SNV in rodents trapped in 2 seasons showed that 9.77% were seropositive. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that 2 of 79 deer mice had detectable titers of SNV RNA.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0735_articleSin Nombre virusvirusesrodentsvector-borne infectionshantavirusfield workers |
| spellingShingle | Fernando Torres-Pérez Linda Wilson Sharon K. Collinge Heath Harmon Chris Ray Rafael A. Medina Brian Hjelle Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USA Emerging Infectious Diseases Sin Nombre virus viruses rodents vector-borne infections hantavirus field workers |
| title | Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USA |
| title_full | Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USA |
| title_fullStr | Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USA |
| title_short | Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USA |
| title_sort | sin nombre virus infection in field workers colorado usa |
| topic | Sin Nombre virus viruses rodents vector-borne infections hantavirus field workers |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0735_article |
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