Mouse-to-Human Transmission of Variant Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus

Abstract

A case of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection led to investigation of the reservoir. LCMV was detected in mice trapped at the patient's home, and 12 isolates were recovered. Genetic analysis showed that human and mouse LCMVs were identical and that this LCMV strain was highly divergent from previously characterized LCMV.

Keywords

• arenavirus
• zoonosis
• human
• meningitis
• encephalitis
• infection