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

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• Personal Author:
  Buttke D ; Enge B ; Jackson R ; Knust B ; Materna BL ; Messenger S ; Roisman R ; Wilken JA ; Windham GC ; Xia D
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Yosemite Hantavirus Outbreak Investigation Team
• 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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hantavirus Disease Prevention Disease Transmission Hantavirus Infection Infectious Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Questionnaires Rodents Sin Nombre Virus Viral Diseases

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059412
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Jun; 58(6):658-667
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara Materna, PhD, CIH, California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P3, Richmond, CA 94804
• Email:
  barbara.materna@cdph.ca.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:aae5bb276921ff5f3880f326e5c815b2cf1ea61286dadf1c033732f9b46107267c5500b31bb7e63788edb5375c28faec0bc2422ba3040d8c0e8bd6cd5f1b4e9d
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223659/cdc_223659_DS1.pdf
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