TY - JOUR
T1 - Exposure to rodents and rodent-borne viruses among persons with elevated occupational risk
AU - Fritz, Curtis L.
AU - Fulhorst, Charles F.
AU - Enge, Barryett
AU - Winthrop, Kevin L.
AU - Glaser, Carol A.
AU - Vugia, Duc J.
PY - 2002/10/1
Y1 - 2002/10/1
N2 - Persons who have frequent contact with rodents as part of their occupation may be at increased risk of exposure to rodent-borne viruses such as Sin Nombre virus (SNV), the agent of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and Whitewater Arroyo virus (WWA), a New World arena-virus. Eighty-one persons with possible occupational exposure to rodents completed questionnaires and provided specimens for serologic testing. Seventy-two participants reported handling rodents as part of their job. The mean total number of rodents handled during participants' careers was approximately 2200. IgG antibody to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus was detected in serum from one (1.2%) participant. IgG antibody to SNV, WWA, and Amapari viruses was not detected in any of the serum specimens. Despite considerable exposure to rodents, participants did not have significant serological evidence of exposure to rodent-borne viruses.
AB - Persons who have frequent contact with rodents as part of their occupation may be at increased risk of exposure to rodent-borne viruses such as Sin Nombre virus (SNV), the agent of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and Whitewater Arroyo virus (WWA), a New World arena-virus. Eighty-one persons with possible occupational exposure to rodents completed questionnaires and provided specimens for serologic testing. Seventy-two participants reported handling rodents as part of their job. The mean total number of rodents handled during participants' careers was approximately 2200. IgG antibody to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus was detected in serum from one (1.2%) participant. IgG antibody to SNV, WWA, and Amapari viruses was not detected in any of the serum specimens. Despite considerable exposure to rodents, participants did not have significant serological evidence of exposure to rodent-borne viruses.
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U2 - 10.1097/00043764-200210000-00016
DO - 10.1097/00043764-200210000-00016
M3 - Article
C2 - 12391776
AN - SCOPUS:0036791690
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 44
SP - 962
EP - 967
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 10
ER -