Armstrong strain lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection after accidental laboratory exposure
Laurence Caron, Jean-Sébastien Delisle, James E Strong, Yvon Deschambault, Félix Lombard-Vadnais, Annie-Claude Labbé, Sylvie Lesage · 2023
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Description
Laurence Caron and co-authors report a lab accident infection in a 2023 case paper. A researcher stuck herself by chance with the Armstrong strain of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. The virus lives in wild rodents and is used in mouse research. Human cases with this strain are rare, so its symptoms were poorly known.
Headaches, dizziness, eye pain, and nausea began seven days after exposure and lasted ten days. Leg numbness also appeared, but there was no fever or vomiting. Antibody tests confirmed infection in the weeks after. Full recovery was confirmed three months later. The case may help clinicians spot such infections.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Laurence Caron, Jean-Sébastien Delisle, James E Strong, Yvon Deschambault, Félix Lombard-Vadnais, Annie-Claude Labbé, Sylvie Lesage |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |