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 RNA.
Torres-Perez
Fernando
F
Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.
Wilson
Linda
L
Collinge
Sharon K
SK
Harmon
Heath
H
Ray
Chris
C
Medina
Rafael A
RA
Hjelle
Brian
B
D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010542:Peromyscus / Q000821:virology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012134:Respiratory Protective Devices; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D029261:Sin Nombre virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult