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Meningitis Due to Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Endemic in a Hamster Colony FREE

Donald Armstrong, MD; Joseph G. Fortner, MD; Wallace P. Rowe, MD; John C. Parker, PhD
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JAMA. 1969;209(2):265-267. doi:10.1001/jama.1969.03160150051019
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Meningitis due to lymphocytic-choriomeningitis (LCM) virus occurred in a 36-year-old man after brief contact with infected hamsters. To our knowledge, this is the second instance of an LCM infection developing in a man exposed to hamsters used for experimental tumor investigation.

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Baum, S.G., et al:  Epidemic Nonmeningitic LymphocyticChoriomeningitis-Virus Infection: An Outbreak in a Population of Laboratory Personnel , New Eng J Med 274:934-936 ( (April 28) ) 1966;.
Lewis, A.M., et al:  Lymphocytic-Choriomeningitis Virus in Hamster Tumor: Spread to Hamsters and Humans , Science 150: 363-364 ( (Oct 15) ) 1965;.
Cohen, S.M., et al:  Immunofluorescent Detection of Antibody to Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus in Men , J Immun 96:777-784 ( (May) ) 1966;.
Smadel, J.E., and Wall, M.J.:  Lymphocytic-Choriomeningitis in the Syrian Hamster , J Exp Med 75:581-591 ( (June) ) 1942;.
Schell, K.; Huebner, R.J.; and Turner, H.C.:  Concentration of Complement Fixing Viral Antigens , Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 121:41-46 ( (Jan) ) 1966;.

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Baum, S.G., et al:  Epidemic Nonmeningitic LymphocyticChoriomeningitis-Virus Infection: An Outbreak in a Population of Laboratory Personnel , New Eng J Med 274:934-936 ( (April 28) ) 1966;.
Lewis, A.M., et al:  Lymphocytic-Choriomeningitis Virus in Hamster Tumor: Spread to Hamsters and Humans , Science 150: 363-364 ( (Oct 15) ) 1965;.
Cohen, S.M., et al:  Immunofluorescent Detection of Antibody to Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus in Men , J Immun 96:777-784 ( (May) ) 1966;.
Smadel, J.E., and Wall, M.J.:  Lymphocytic-Choriomeningitis in the Syrian Hamster , J Exp Med 75:581-591 ( (June) ) 1942;.
Schell, K.; Huebner, R.J.; and Turner, H.C.:  Concentration of Complement Fixing Viral Antigens , Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 121:41-46 ( (Jan) ) 1966;.
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