Probable human infection with a newly described virus in the family Paramyxoviridae. The NSW Expert Group.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chant, K. ; Chan, R. ; Smith, M. ; Dwyer, D. E. ; Kirkland, P.
• Description:
  After an apparently new virus in the family Paramyxoviridae was isolated from pigs in August 1997, an investigation was carried out to assess its risk for humans. More than 250 persons with potential exposure to infected pigs were tested serologically. Two piggery workers with intense occupational exposure had high convalescent-phase antibody titers to this new virus. In early June 1997, both workers had an influenzalike illness with rash; serologic testing showed no alternative cause. Strong evidence indicates that the two men became ill from this new virus, but the mode of transmission from pigs to humans remains unknown.
• Subjects:
  • Agricultural Workers' Diseases
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Paramyxoviridae
  • Paramyxoviridae Infections
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases
  • Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 4(2):273-275.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Australia ; New South Wales
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15490/cdc_15490_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.50 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fb94c1a1f47b0893dcf6bf8cca20b455b82bb7256f3cf1f2fe8a9fb184cbb443