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A Cluster of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infections Transmitted Through Organ Transplantation — Iowa, 2013
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Mar 21 2014
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014; 63(11):249.
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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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.
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Pubmed ID:24647402
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4584636
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