TWO CLUSTERS OF HANTAVIRUS INFECTION IN TEXAS Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man June 12, 2007 JL Alexander, TDSHS, Zoonosis Control Division MN Rivers, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo RE Rohde, Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University JR Pierce Jr, Amarillo Bi-City-County Health District & Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo
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TWO CLUSTERS OF HANTAVIRUS INFECTION IN TEXAS
Diseases in Nature Transmissible to ManJune 12, 2007
JL Alexander, TDSHS, Zoonosis Control DivisionMN Rivers, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, AmarilloRE Rohde, Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State UniversityJR Pierce Jr, Amarillo Bi-City-County Health District & Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo
Virus is present in Virus is present in aerosolized excreta, aerosolized excreta,
particularly urineparticularly urine
Horizontal transmission of Horizontal transmission of infection by intraspecific infection by intraspecific
aggressive behavioraggressive behavior
Virus also present in Virus also present in throat swab and fecesthroat swab and feces
Secondary aerosols, mucous Secondary aerosols, mucous membrane contact, and skin membrane contact, and skin breaches are also sources of breaches are also sources of
infectioninfection
Transmission of HantavirusesTransmission of Hantaviruses
Sin nombreSin nombre Peromyscus maniculatusPeromyscus maniculatus West & Central West & Central
U.S. & CanadaU.S. & Canada
Monongahela Monongahela Peromyscus maniculatusPeromyscus maniculatus Eastern U.S. & Eastern U.S. &
Canada Canada
New YorkNew York Peromyscus leucopusPeromyscus leucopus Eastern U.S. Eastern U.S.
BayouBayou Oryzomys palustrisOryzomys palustris Southeastern U.S. Southeastern U.S.
Black Creek Canal Black Creek Canal Sigmodon hispidusSigmodon hispidus Florida Florida
Numerous other hantaviruses have been identified but not linked to human Numerous other hantaviruses have been identified but not linked to human diseasedisease
Hantaviruses in the New WorldHantaviruses in the New World
Numerous other hantaviruses have been identified but not linked to human Numerous other hantaviruses have been identified but not linked to human diseasedisease
Hantaviruses in the New WorldHantaviruses in the New World