Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USA

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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Main Authors: Fernando Torres-Pérez, Linda Wilson, Sharon K. Collinge, Heath Harmon, Chris Ray, Rafael A. Medina, Brian Hjelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Sin Nombre virus
viruses
rodents
vector-borne infections
hantavirus
field workers
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0735_article

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