Recurrent Occupational Hantavirus Infections Linked to Feeder Rodent Breeding Farm, Taiwan, 2022

Autor:	Kung-Ching Wang, Chih-Kai Chang, Shu-Fen Chang, Pei-Yun Shu, Hsi-Chieh Wang, Shin-Wei Su, Fang-Ling Lin, Chung-Yu Wang, Chia-ping Su
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	hantaviruses viruses zoonoses occupational diseases feeder rodent farms Taiwan Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 8, Pp 1702-1705 (2024)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid3008.230875
Popis:	We investigated 2 acute cases and 1 previous case of Seoul hantavirus infection in workers in a feeder rodent breeding farm in Taiwan. Prevalence of hantavirus IgG among the tested feeder rats was 37.5%. Appropriate prevention measures, including using disinfection protocols and personal protective equipment, are crucial to lowering risk.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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