TY - JOUR AU - Sharp, Tyler AU - Fisher, Teresa AU - Long, Kristin AU - Coulson, Garry AU - Medina, Freddy AU - Herzig, Carolyn AU - Koza, Mary Beth AU - Muñoz-Jordán, Jorge AU - Paz-Bailey, Gabriela AU - Moore, Zack AU - Williams, Carl T1 - Laboratory-Acquired Dengue Virus Infection, United States, 2018 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 7 SP - 1534 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Investigation of a dengue case in a laboratory worker in North Carolina, USA, revealed that the case-patient prepared high-titer dengue virus stocks soon before illness onset. Improper doffing of gloves with an open finger wound likely resulted in cutaneous exposure. This case reinforces recommendations for enhanced precautions when working with high-titer dengue virus. KW - dengue KW - laboratory-acquired infection KW - biosafety KW - viruses KW - high-titer viruses KW - United States KW - dengue virus KW - North Carolina DO - 10.3201/eid2607.191598 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/19-1598_article ER - End of Reference