Sin Nombre Virus Infection in Field Workers, Colorado, USA

Abstract

We report 2 cases of Sin Nombre virus (SNV) infection in field workers, possibly contracted through rodent bites. Screening for antibodies to SNV in rodents trapped in 2 seasons showed that 9.77% were seropositive. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that 2 of 79 deer mice had detectable titers of SNV RNA.

Keywords

• Sin Nombre virus
• viruses
• rodents
• vector-borne infections
• hantavirus
• field workers