A Cluster of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infections Transmitted Through Organ Transplantation — Iowa, 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Schafer, Ilana J. ; Miller, Rachel ; Ströher, Ute ; Knust, Barbara ; Nichol, Stuart T. ; Rollin, Pierre E.
• Description:
  On April 26, 2013, the United Network for Organ Sharing reported to CDC a cluster of ill organ transplant recipients in Iowa with a common organ donor. Infection with lymphocytic choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) was suspected. LCMV is a rodent-borne Virus that most commonly causes nonfatal, influenza-like illness and occasional aseptic meningitis, but when transmitted through organ transplantation or in utero can cause severe, life-threatening disease.
• Subjects:
  Cluster Analysis Fatal Outcome Humans Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Male Middle Aged Notes From The Field Organ Transplantation Tissue Donors
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2014; 63(11):249.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24647402
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4584636
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:008d420e773518bc6d906ece912d48afbcef6638b837631c5172f3a63f8e8f3b7260fc18d108e40cb4b4bf0d92c59ae80ea7873965e6b48d1a119300cc4e2e92
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54838/cdc_54838_DS1.pdf
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