Updated guidelines for protection of mammalogists and wildlife researchers from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1524-1527

  Kelt, Douglas A ^a   Hafner, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

deer mice; disease; field research; guidelines; Hantavirus; hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; HPS; Peromyscus; Sin Nombre virus; zoonoses

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESEARCH WORK; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; TAXONOMY; VIRAL DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; HANTAVIRUS; PEROMYSCUS; RODENTIA; SIN NOMBRE VIRUS;

EID: 78650470963     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-306.1     Document Type: Article

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