Lymphocytic choriomeningitis in a hamster colony causes infection of hospital personnel.
A series of febrile illnesses, some severe, among hospital personnel was traced to an outbreak of lymphocytic choriomeningitis in a hospital research colony of Syrian hamsters. By rapid virus isolation and identification techniques, a definitive diagnosis was made 5 days after specimens were received. This outbreak emphasizes the dangers of working with experimental hamsters and tumor cell lines passaged in them.
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D006224:Cricetinae; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D008216:Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis / Q000635:transmission*; D008217:Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000382:microbiology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D015047:Zoonoses