Human Endophthalmitis Caused By Pseudorabies Virus Infection, China, 2017

Authors: Jingwen Ai, Shanshan Weng, Qi Cheng, Peng Cui, Yongjun Li, Honglong Wu, Yi-Min Zhu, Bin Xu, Wenhong Zhang - Emerging infectious diseases 2018 cited by 268

We report human endophthalmitis caused by pseudorabies virus infection after exposure to sewage on a hog farm in China. High-throughput sequencing and real-time PCR of vitreous humor showed pseudorabies virus sequences. This case showed that pseudorabies virus might infect humans after direct contact with contaminants.