Ai JW, Weng SS, Cheng Q, Cui P, Li YJ, Wu HL, Zhu YM, Xu B, Zhang WH.
Human Endophthalmitis Caused By Pseudorabies Virus Infection, China, 2017.
Emerg Infect Dis 2018;
24:1087-1090. [PMID:
29774834 PMCID:
PMC6004832 DOI:
10.3201/eid2406.171612]
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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.
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