Seroepidemiologic Studies of Hantavirus Infection Among Wild Rodents in California

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Jay, M. ; Ascher, M. S. ; Chomel, B. B. ; Madon, M. ; Sesline, D. ; Enge, B. A. ; Hjelle, B. ; Ksiazek, T. G. ; Rollin, P. E. ; Kass, P. H. ; Reilly, K.
• Description:
  A total of 4,626 mammals were serologically tested for antibodies to Sin Nombre virus. All nonrodent species were antibody negative. Among wild rodents, antibody prevalence was 8.5% in murids, 1.4% in heteromyids, and < 0.1% in sciurids. Of 1,921 Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mice), 226 (11.8%) were antibody positive, including one collected in 1975. The highest antibody prevalence (71.4% of 35) was found among P. maniculatus on Santa Cruz Island, off the southern California coast. Prevalence of antibodies among deer mice trapped near sites of human cases (26.8% of 164) was significantly higher than that of mice from other sites (odds ratio = 4.5; 95% confidence interval = 1.7, 11.6). Antibody prevalence increased with rising elevation (> 1,200 meters) and correlated with a spatial cluster of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases in the Sierra Nevada.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Viral Hantavirus Hantavirus Infections Humans Orthohantavirus Peromyscus Rodent Diseases Zoonoses
• Keywords:
  Rodents
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0302.970213
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  9204301
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2627601
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  2
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 3(2):183-190.
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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