Emerging infectious diseases
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Jun 2008
Case ReportsManaging potential laboratory exposure to ebola virus by using a patient biocontainment care unit.
In 2004, a scientist from the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) was potentially exposed to a mouse-adapted variant of the Zaire species of Ebola virus. The circumstances surrounding the case are presented, in addition to an update on historical admissions to the medical containment suite at USAMRIID. Research facilities contemplating work with pathogens requiring Biosafety Level 4 laboratory precautions should be mindful of the occupational health issues highlighted in this article.
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Jul 2007
Case ReportsHuman influenza A (H5N1) cases, urban areas of People's Republic of China, 2005-2006.
We investigated potential sources of infection for 6 confirmed influenza A (H5N1) patients who resided in urban areas of People's Republic of China. None had known exposure to sick poultry or poultry that died from illness, but all had visited wet poultry markets before illness.