Relationship of Human Behavior Within Outbuildings to Potential Exposure to Sin Nombre Virus in Western Montana

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• Personal Author:
  Carver S ; Cline BJ ; Douglass RJ
• Description:
  Sin Nombre virus (SNV) causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in humans. Transmission of SNV among the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) host predominates during spring and summer, and is greater in peridomestic than sylvan settings where, protected from UV light, SNV may survive longer. Incidence of HCPS reflects these times and settings and is associated with inhalation of mouse excreta. Little is known, however, about how human use of outbuildings contributes to potential exposure to SNV. Here, the frequency and seasonality of outbuilding use by humans was evaluated, via a survey of rural residents in western Montana, to quantify human behaviors and potential risk of exposure to SNV. Retrieving or return of tools and scooping feed/grain were the most frequently undertaken activities. Seasonal activities coinciding with seasons of highest HCPS incidence and times of potentially high viral shedding by deer mice, included retrieving or returning tools, calving or lambing, and, to a lesser extent, feeding livestock and sweeping or cleaning. Human behavior is a component of SNV transmission risk and this preliminary study provides a basis from which to further evaluate this route of exposure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Communicable Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Deer Mouse Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Human Behavior Infection Control Infectious Diseases Peromyscus Maniculatus Risk Factors Seasonal Factors Seroconversion Sin Nombre Virus Viral Diseases Viral Infections

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• ISSN:
  1612-9202
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Montana ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  389-393
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056152
• Citation:
  EcoHealth 2010 Sep; 7(3):389-393
• Contact Point Address:
  Scott Carver, Department of Biology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, 1300 Park Street, Butte, MT 59701
• Email:
  scarver@mtech.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Montana Technological University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  EcoHealth
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7fbde918dfe11189acaa44a3ba8b583fb483a5413ee8d1691c01f0e9a44cf8b76587dad762c0fd587f8cbfb98e4728d9db6712872b6f14a5ae2308270e0c583f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213811/cdc_213811_DS1.pdf
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