1998
Large-scale human exposures to rabid or presumed rabid animals in the United States: 22 cases (1990-1996).
Rotz L, Hensley J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Large-scale human exposures to rabid or presumed rabid animals in the United States: 22 cases (1990-1996). Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1998, 212: 1198-200. PMID: 9569151, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1998.212.08.1198.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Mass human exposure to rabies in New Hampshire: exposures, treatment, and cost.
Noah D, Smith M, Gotthardt J, Krebs J, Green D, Childs J. Mass human exposure to rabies in New Hampshire: exposures, treatment, and cost. American Journal Of Public Health 1996, 86: 1149-51. PMID: 8712277, PMCID: PMC1380629, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.8_pt_1.1149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment recipientsSystemic adverse reactionsMass human exposureImmune globulinMedian ageTreatment guidelinesPostexposure treatmentRabies exposureSystemic reactionsAdverse reactionsLower riskLocal reactionsCommon exposureRecipientsHuman exposureTreatmentPrevious reportsExposureRabiesResult of contactVaccinePersonsGlobulin
1987
EPIZOOTIOLOGY OF HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN BALTIMORE: ISOLATION OF A VIRUS FROM NORWAY RATS, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INFECTED RAT POPULATIONS
CHILDS J, KORCH G, GLASS G, LEDUC J, SHAH K. EPIZOOTIOLOGY OF HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN BALTIMORE: ISOLATION OF A VIRUS FROM NORWAY RATS, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INFECTED RAT POPULATIONS. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1987, 126: 55-68. PMID: 3109236, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus infectionGeometric mean titersPrevalence of antibodiesAntibody prevalence ratesAntibody reactivity patternsMonoclonal antibody reactivity patternsAge-related mechanismsMean titersSerologic testsHigh prevalenceInfected ratsPrevalence ratesPresence of ratsRatsInfectionEnzootic natureUrban ratsSix-year periodHuman exposureRat massVirusPrevalenceAntibodiesHantavirusesUnited States