ペットハムスターに関連したリンパ球性膜炎の発生. ニューヨーク州から57例;

JAMA
|May 5, 1975
PubMed
まとめ

ニューヨークで発生したリンパ球性膜炎 (LCM) の発生は,ペットハムスターと関連していた. このウイルス感染症は,49人の患者でインフルエンザのような症状と神経学的問題を引き起こし,ハムスターケージの種類と場所によって感染率は異なります.

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