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Macacine alphaherpesvirus 1 (B Virus) Infection in Humans, Japan, 2019

Authors :
Souichi Yamada
Harutaka Katano
Yuko Sato
Tadaki Suzuki
Akihiko Uda
Keita Ishijima
Motoi Suzuki
Daigo Yamada
Shizuko Harada
Hitomi Kinoshita
Phu Hoang Anh Nguyen
Hideki Ebihara
Ken Maeda
Masayuki Saijo
Shuetsu Fukushi
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 177-179 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024.

Abstract

Two human patients with Macacine alphaherpesvirus 1 infection were identified in Japan in 2019. Both patients had worked at the same company, which had a macaque facility. The rhesus-genotype B virus genome was detected in cerebrospinal fluid samples from both patients.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
30
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b323cfc58c5b47f5984a3b4fcb28ed27
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3001.230435