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Transmission electron micrograph of the Sin Nombre virus, the virus responsible for the outbreak. The spherical particles are virus bodies (virions). The 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak was an outbreak of hantavirus disease that occurred in the Four Corners region of the US states in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Transmission occurs mainly through inhalation of aerosols that contain rodent saliva, urine, or feces, but can also occur through contaminated food, bites, and scratches. Vascular endothelial cells and macrophages are the primary cells infected by hantaviruses, and infection causes abnormalities with blood clotting , all of which results in ...
Vermin are a major source of crop damage, [1] as they are known to cause structural damage and spread disease. Mice spread disease through their feces and are often carriers of parasites. [2] In North America, breathing dust that has come in contact with mouse excrement has been linked to hantavirus, which may lead to hantavirus pulmonary ...
From mouse droppings to a lack of hot water, these were some of the issues reported at local eateries in November. 2 SLO County restaurants shut down due to public health hazards. What did ...
Two Fort Worth restaurants were temporarily closed for serious health violations, including rodent droppings and roaches, during July 14-27 inspections, according to data from the city compiled by ...
Low rainfall and drought are associated with decreased incidence since such conditions result in a smaller rodent population, [26] but displacement of rodent populations via drought or flood can lead to an increase in rodent-human interactions and infections. [18] In Europe, however, no association between rainfall and disease incidence has ...
A Springfield restaurant had mouse droppings behind its bar and in its basement this week. Education was provided, according to the June 24 report. Health inspection finds mouse droppings at ...
Rodent mite dermatitis (also known as rat mite dermatitis) is an often unrecognized ectoparasitosis occurring after human contact with haematophagous mesostigmatid mites that infest rodents, such as house mice, [1] rats [2] and hamsters. [3]