| Title | Notes from the field: a cluster of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infections transmitted through organ transplantation - Iowa, 2013. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Schafer IJ, Miller R, Stroher U, Knust B, Nichol ST, Rollin PE, CDC |
| Journal | MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report//MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | 249 |
| Date Published | 2014 |
| ISBN Number | 1545-861X |
| Other Numbers | ne8, 7802429 |
| Keywords | *Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/ip [Isolation & Purification], *Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/di [Diagnosis], *Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/tm [Transmission], *Organ Transplantation/ae [Adverse Effects], Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Cluster Analysis, Fatal Outcome, Humans, Iowa, Male, Middle Aged, Tissue Donors, United States |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 4082 |
