Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1999 Jan;38(1):22-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(99)90023-3.

Transmissibility from horses to humans of a novel paramyxovirus, equine morbillivirus (EMV)

J G McCormack  1 , A M Allworth, L A Selvey, P W Selleck
Affiliations

Transmissibility from horses to humans of a novel paramyxovirus, equine morbillivirus (EMV)

J G McCormack et al. J Infect. 1999 Jan.

Abstract

Objectives: Determination of potential infectivity of a new paramyxovirus equine morbillivirus (EMV) from horses to humans and humans to humans as a result of two outbreaks in Queensland which involved 23 horses and three humans.

Methods: Seroepidemiological testing using neutralizing and immunofluorescing antibodies on people with variable levels of exposure to infected horses and humans.

Results: All serological testing on a total of 298 individual contacts was negative.

Conclusions: While the three human cases of EMV were probably infected as a result of very close contact with horses, these data suggest that infectivity from horses or humans is very low.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources