Sin Nombre virus infection in field workers, Colorado, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;16(2):308-10. doi: 10.3201/eid1602.090735.

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

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bites and Stings*
  • Colorado / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Hantavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Hantavirus Infections / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Peromyscus / virology*
  • Population Surveillance
  • Respiratory Protective Devices
  • Rodent Diseases / epidemiology
  • Rodent Diseases / transmission*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Sin Nombre virus / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult