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High Prevalence of Sin Nombre Virus in Rodent Populations, Central Utah: A Consequence of Human Disturbance?

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  • Journal Article:
    Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Personal Author:
    Mackelprang, R. ; Dearing, M. D. ; St Jeor, S.
  • Description:
    Sin Nombre virus (SNV) (Bunyaviridae) is a newly discovered hantavirus responsible for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in humans. The deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus, is its primary reservoir (1,2). To address a gap in our understanding of the temporal dynamics of SNV, we conducted a longitudinal study in the Great Basin. Our study site was the West Tintic Mountains, Jericho, Utah, 39°57' N, 112°22' W. We trapped on May 29 to 31, July 10 to 12, and October 7 to 9, 1999. Previous research (3) indicated woodrats (Neotoma lepida) were reservoirs for SNV; therefore, we concentrated our trapping efforts at woodrat middens. Middens (2 m diam) are structures of thousands of sticks built by woodrats and serve as nesting sites for a variety of small rodents, including deer mice (4,5). Each night of the 3-night trapping session, we set ~3 live traps baited with oats, peanut butter, and cotton at each of ~40 middens.
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  • Series:
    Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0703.010328
  • ISSN:
    1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
  • Pubmed ID:
    11384538
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC2631778
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Letter
  • Place as Subject:
    Utah
  • Rights:
    Public Domain
  • Topic:
    Diseases & Conditions
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    7
  • Issue:
    3
  • Citation:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 7(3):480-482.
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    https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15133/cdc_15133_DS1.pdf
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    Emerging Infectious Diseases
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