Heartland virus (HRTV) Agent Information Sheet

Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) Boston University 617-358-7647 Agent Heartland virus (HRTV) is a phlebovirus in the Bunyaviridae family which is likely transmitted to humans by ticks. It was first detected in 2009 in Missouri. Active case finding has identified only a handful of additional confirmed cases in Missouri, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Indiana. Disease/Infection […]

Cache Valley virus (CVV) Agent Information Sheet

Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) Boston University 617-414-7647 Agent Cache Valley virus (CVV) is a bunyavirus first isolated in Utah in 1956 that rarely causes disease in humans. It is one of the at least nine bunyaviruses which have been isolated in North America. CVV is found throughout much of North and Central America, where […]

West Nile virus Agent Information Sheet

Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) Boston University 617-358-7647 Agent West Nile virus (WNV) is single-stranded RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family, genus Flavivirus. It is transmitted to humans primarily through the bite of an infected Culex mosquito. WNV was first isolated from a febrile patient in the West Nile district of Uganda in 1937 during […]

Assessing and Avoiding Risk

BU ROHP provides prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for work-related injuries and illnesses for the employees of Boston University in compliance with OSHA, CDC, and other regulatory requirements. The following information may be useful to researchers in assessing individual risk and avoiding potential health problems. Evaluating Workplace Risks You can be at increased risk for infection […]

Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Agent Information Sheet

Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a member of the retroviridae family and is an enveloped icosahedral virus of about 100 to 110 nm in diameter. There are two known strains: HIV-1 and HIV-2 which both cause human disease. Previous names for the virus include human T-lymphotropic […]

Ebola Virus Agent Information Sheet (keep for redirect)

Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-414-7647 Agent Ebola virus (Ebola virus disease (EVD), EBO, EBOV) is a member of the Filoviridae family. The filamentous viral particle contains a helical nucleocapsid and is enveloped by a host cell-derived membrane. Each viron contains one molecule of single-stranded, non-segmented, negative-sense viral genomic RNA. Four of the […]

Marburg virus Agent Information Sheet (keep for redirect)

Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-414-7647 Agent Marburg virus is a member of the Filoviridae family. The filamentous viral particles contain a nucleocapsid and are enveloped. On average, they are about 800 nm long with a uniform diameter of 88 nm. Each virion contains one molecule of single-stranded, negative-sense viral genomic RNA. Disease/Infection […]

Francisella tularensis Agent Information Sheet

Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Francisella tularensis is a small gram-negative coccobacillus that is carried in numerous animal species, especially rabbits, and is the causal agent of tularemia (Rabbit fever, Deer fly fever, Ohara disease, or Francis disease) in humans. F. tularensis can be divided into three subspecies, F. tularensis (Type […]

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Agent Information Sheet

Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an acid fast gram positive rods that are non-spore forming, non-motile, slightly curved, aerobic and slow-growing. Disease/Infection Latent tuberculosis, pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Potts disease. Pathogenicity Approximately 3% to 4% of infected individuals acquire active tuberculosis during the first year after tuberculin conversion, […]

Information For...

Back to Top