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- Title
Notes from the field: a cluster of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infections transmitted through organ transplantation - Iowa, 2013.
- Authors
Schafer, Ilana J; Miller, Rachel; Ströher, Ute; Knust, Barbara; Nichol, Stuart T; Rollin, Pierre E; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- 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.
- Publication
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 2014, Vol 63, Issue 11, p249
- ISSN
0149-2195
- Publication type
journal article