Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: Report of Two Cases, with Recovery of the Virus from Gray Mice (Mus musculus) Trapped in the Two Infected Households

Armstrong, Charles; Sweet, Lewis K.

doi:10.2307/4582864

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“…Shortly after the discovery of the disease, evidence rapidly accumulated implicating the house mouse as the reservoir host of LCMV transmitted to humans (Armstrong and Sweet, 1939) (see Figures 2A,B for an abbreviated timeline of some significant observations marking the history of LCMV). A year prior to the discovery of LCMV in wild house mice, laboratory colonies of albino mice were found infected.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many authors now refer to LCM as an "emerging disease" or "re-emerging disease" (Armstrong and Sweet, 1939;Barton et al, 2002;Fischer et al, 2006;Jamieson et al, 2006;Asnis et al, 2010;Barton, 2010). In the case of LCMV, most of the emerging was due to recognition of congenital disease rather than an increase in infection/disease among the general public.…”

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A Case Study of Two Rodent-Borne Viruses: Not Always the Same Old Suspects

2019

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Two Old World rodents, house mice (Mus musculus) and Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), were introduced into and established populations on every continent, save Antarctica. With their travels, they concomitantly introduced several zoonotic agents capable of causing human diseases. Two viruses-Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV; genus Arenavirus with mice) and Seoul virus (SEOV; genus Hantavirus with rats)-can cause chronic infections within their respective rodent hosts, resulting in persistent or lifelong sporadic shedding of virus through secreta and excreta. Although the prevalence of infection within their wild rodent hosts can exceed 25% among mice infected with LCMV and 50% among rats infected with SEOV, acute human disease resulting from direct transmission from wild rodents is rarely reported even though both species live in close coexistence with humans. The usual "classic" zoonotic cycle of transmission from wild rodent reservoirs to humans now includes multiple unusual/unexpected routes. The largest described outbreaks of human disease caused by these viruses are linked to pet rodents. A novel reservoir host, the golden hamster, has supplanted house mice as the major source of LCMV infection, and SEOV outbreaks are linked to fancy rats kept as pets. Following LCMV, and to a lesser extent SEOV, outbreaks or infections associated with lab animals and/or cultured tissues derived from mice and hamsters have led to hundreds of cases of LCMV among laboratory workers, and SEOV has been detected among cell-cultured tissues. Additionally, LCMV is now a recognized source of severe congenital disease and is the unexpected source of severe and often fatal disease among solid organ recipients. Although the extensive usual and unusual routes of LCMV infection are exceptional there are many parallels with SEOV emergence.

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A Case Study of Two Rodent-Borne Viruses: Not Always the Same Old Suspects

2019

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“…In general terms, control of LCM is related directly to sani tary conditions in homes and laboratories; infestation of the premises with LCM-infected mice may increase the likelihood of LCM infection (Armstrong and Sweet, 1939 (Hotchin and Benson, 1973). LCM virus can also occur spontaneously in cockroaches (Armstrong, 1963).…”

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Zoonoses and Other Human Health Hazards

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“…A relatively simple and rapid method of identifying the virus of lymphocytic choriomeningitis is of importance not only for special workers in the virus field but also for those called upon in a routine manner to isolate and identify etiological agents of human diseases. The availability of such a technique is especially desirable because this virus has been isolated from several species of animals used in experimental work, e.g., from white mice by Traub (1935Traub ( , 1936, Findlay, Alcock and Stern (1936), L6pine and Sautter (1936), and Kasahara, Hamano and Yamada (1939), and from gray house mice by Armstrong and Sweet (1939) and Armstrong, Wallace and Ross (1940); from monkeys by Armstrong and Wooley (1935) and Coggeshall (1939); from guinea pigs by Kasahara and coworkers (1939); and from dogs by Dalldorf (1939) andHowitt (1939-40). Not infrequently the virus has been found in normal-appearing animals, and for that reason Andrewes (1939) has placed it in the group of "indigenous viruses."…”

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