MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 5;54(30):747-9.
In May 2005, CDC received reports of four organ-transplant recipients with unknown illness. All were discovered to have been infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) via a common organ donor. Epidemiologic investigation traced the source of the virus to a pet hamster purchased by the donor from a local pet store. LCMV testing of other rodents at the pet store revealed three other LCMV-infected rodents (two hamsters and a guinea pig), supplied by a single distributor (distributor A). Preliminary laboratory testing of hamsters from distributor A has identified an infection rate of approximately 3% among the animals sampled. The facility of distributor A is under quarantine until it can be documented as free of LCMV infection. This report provides background information on LCMV and interim guidance for the public on reducing risk for LCMV infection from pet rodents.
2005年5月，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）收到了4名器官移植受者患不明疾病的报告。结果发现，他们均通过一名共同的器官捐献者感染了淋巴细胞性脉络丛脑膜炎病毒（LCMV）。流行病学调查将病毒源头追溯至该捐献者从当地一家宠物店购买的一只宠物仓鼠。对这家宠物店的其他啮齿动物进行的LCMV检测发现了另外3只感染LCMV的啮齿动物（2只仓鼠和1只豚鼠），均由同一供应商（供应商A）提供。对来自供应商A的仓鼠进行的初步实验室检测确定，在抽样动物中的感染率约为3%。供应商A的经营场所已被隔离，直至证明其没有LCMV感染。本报告提供了有关LCMV的背景信息以及针对公众降低宠物啮齿动物感染LCMV风险的临时指导。
