Rare virus transmitted by rats infects woman in Germany: Study links it to private pet rat breeding facility Doctors and scientists reported a case of Seoul virus infection in a woman. The Seoul virus belongs to the hantavirus family and can be transmitted by rats. In their publication of the case in the…

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Seoul virus outbreak associated with home-based rat-breeding facilities Experts from CDC are working with the Illinois Department of Health and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to investigate cases of Seoul virus infections among eight people who worked at several rat-breeding facilities in the two states. Seoul virus is not commonly found in the United States, though there have been several reported outbreaks in wild rats. This is the first known outbreak associated with pet rats in the United States.

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