Hantavirus and arenavirus antibodies in persons with occupational rodent exposure, North America

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 532-538

  Fulhorst, Charles F ^a,d   Milazzo, Mary Louise ^a   Armstrong, Lori R ^b   Childs, James E ^b,c   Rollin, Pierre E ^b   Khabbaz, Rima ^b   Peters, C J ^a,b   Ksiazek, Thomas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARENAVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIST; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 34047122063     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1304.061509     Document Type: Article

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