Assessing Prevention Measures and Sin Nombre Hantavirus Seroprevalence Among Workers at Yosemite National Park

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• Journal Article:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Wilken, Jason A. ; Jackson, Rebecca ; Materna, Barbara L. ; Windham, Gayle C. ; Enge, Barryett ; Messenger, Sharon ; Xia, Dongxiang ; Knust, Barbara ; Buttke, Danielle ; Roisman, Rachel
• Description:
  Background ; During 2012, a total of 10 overnight visitors to Yosemite National Park (Yosemite) became infected with a hantavirus (Sin Nombre virus SNV); three died. SNV infections have been identified among persons with occupational exposure to deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). ; Methods ; We assessed SNV infection prevalence, work and living environments, mice exposures, and SNV prevention training, knowledge, and practices among workers of two major employers at Yosemite during September–October, 2012 by voluntary blood testing and a questionnaire. ; Results ; One of 526 participants had evidence of previous SNV infection. Participants reported frequently observing rodent infestations at work and home and not always following prescribed safety practices for tasks, including infestation cleanup. ; Conclusion ; Although participants had multiple exposures to deer mice, we did not find evidence of widespread SNV infections. Nevertheless, employees working around deer mice should receive appropriate training and consistently follow prevention policies for high-risk activities.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Hantavirus Infections
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Occupational Diseases
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Parks, Recreational
  • Peromyscus
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Hantavirus
  • Sin Nombre virus
  • disease transmission
  • infectious
  • occupational health
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22445
• Pubmed ID:
  25943457
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11447818
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U38 HM000414/HM/NCHM CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 5U38HM000414-5/HM/NCHM CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Yosemite National Park
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  21 pdf pages
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  6
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med. 58(6):658-667
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164643/cdc_164643_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 169.64 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d6977edb2922f25169c6984b2a42316dfb69ffdcb1df2da0460b03d565cf548c45a0dbd8f84798a121bc52a199f9f6e89528983f481d31f2671f3b5a121b6294