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Article: West Nile a new threat to laboratory workers.
- Article from:
- Hospital Infection Control
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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West Nile a new threat to laboratory workers
Two cases result from sharps injuries
West Nile virus is emerging as a new threat to laboratory workers as its presence grows in the United States. Infection control precautions should be reemphasized in light of two occupational cases of West Nile virus infection in research laboratorians, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasizes.
Both of these laboratory workers were working with materials that had high concentrations of West Nile virus in them, whereas people who are working in clinical labs are dealing generally with samples that have a very low likelihood of having high ...