A longitudinal study of Sin Nombre virus prevalence in rodents, southeastern Arizona.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kuenzi, A. J. ; Morrison, M. L. ; Swann, D. E. ; Hardy, P. C. ; Downard, G. T.
• Description:
  We determined the prevalence of Sin Nombre virus antibodies in small mammals in southeastern Arizona. Of 1,234 rodents (from 13 species) captured each month from May through December 1995, only mice in the genus Peromyscus were seropositive. Antibody prevalence was 14.3% in 21 white-footed mice (P. leucopus), 13.3% in 98 brush mice (P. boylii), 0.8% in 118 cactus mice (P. eremicus), and 0% in 2 deer mice (P. maniculatus). Most antibody-positive mice were adult male Peromyscus captured close to one another early in the study. Population dynamics of brush mice suggest a correlation between population size and hantavirus-antibody prevalence.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Viral Female Hantavirus Hantavirus Infections Longitudinal Studies Male Mice Population Density Population Dynamics Prevalence Rodent Diseases Rodentia

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 5(1):113-117.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a84d369e630e566dc195f5550dd2da30abce02c948d19a9037252962b77c8146
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14789/cdc_14789_DS1.pdf
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