Human Endophthalmitis Caused By Pseudorabies Virus Infection, China, 2017

Abstract

We report human endophthalmitis caused by pseudorabies virus infection after exposure to sewage on a hog farm in China. High-throughput sequencing and real-time PCR of vitreous humor showed pseudorabies virus sequences. This case showed that pseudorabies virus might infect humans after direct contact with contaminants.

Keywords

• pseudorabies
• Suid herpesvirus-1
• high-throughput nucleotide sequencing
• infectious endophthalmitis
• Human endophthalmitis
• viruses