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Science 27 September 1974:
Vol. 185. no. 4157, pp. 1173 - 1174
DOI: 10.1126/science.185.4157.1173
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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis in a Hamster Colony Causes Infection of Hospital Personnel

John Hotchin 1, Edward Sikora 1, William Kinch 1, Alan Hinman 2, and John Woodall 3

1 Division of Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Albany 12201
2 Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Health Service, New York State Department of Health, Albany
3 Division of Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health

A series of febrile illnesses, some severe, among hospital personnel was traced to an outbreak of lymphocytic choriomeningitis in a hospital research colony of Syrian hamsters. By rapid virus isolation and identification techniques, a definitive diagnosis was made 5 days after specimens were received. This outbreak emphasizes the dangers of working with experimental hamsters and tumor cell lines passaged in them.


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