title: Sin Nombre virus infection in field workers, Colorado, USA.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torres-Perez
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Sharon K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Collinge
authors.forename: Heath
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Rafael A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hjelle
mesh_terms: 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