Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bites and Stings*
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Colorado / epidemiology
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Female
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Hantavirus Infections / epidemiology
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Hantavirus Infections / transmission*
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Humans
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Male
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Occupational Exposure
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Peromyscus / virology*
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Population Surveillance
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Respiratory Protective Devices
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Rodent Diseases / epidemiology
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Rodent Diseases / transmission*
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Sin Nombre virus / isolation & purification*
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Young Adult