Locally acquired lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infections in South‐East Queensland: an outbreak of a pathogen rarely described in Australia

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a zoonotic virus that can cause clinically significant illnesses in humans. Although cases of LCMV infection are well described globally, and there is evidence that the virus is present in Australian rodent populations, there has been only one case of dom...

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Published in:Internal medicine journal 2022-08, Vol.52 (8), p.1415-1418
Main Authors: Aaron, Luke, McMahon, Jamie, Taylor, Carmel, Pyke, Alyssa T., Brischetto, Anna, Aminzadeh, Zohreh, Beale, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
indirect fluorescent antibody technic
lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
meningitis
Pathogens
reverse transcriptase PCR
Viruses
zoonoses
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Summary:Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a zoonotic virus that can cause clinically significant illnesses in humans. Although cases of LCMV infection are well described globally, and there is evidence that the virus is present in Australian rodent populations, there has been only one case of domestically acquired LCMV infection published previously. Here, we describe a cluster of LCMV infections in South‐East Queensland identified in early 2021, and the diagnostic testing processes implemented. This identifies LCMV as an under‐recognised human pathogen in Australia.
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/imj.15878