Short report: Prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents associated with two fatal human infections in California

M. J. Turell; G. W. Korch; C. A. Rossi; D. Sesline; B. A. Enge; D. V. Dondero; M. Jay; G. V. Ludwig; D. Li; C. S. Schmaljohn; R. J. Jackson; M. S. Ascher

Short report: Prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents associated with two fatal human infections in California

M. J. Turell, G. W. Korch, C. A. Rossi, D. Sesline, B. A. Enge, D. V. Dondero, M. Jay, G. V. Ludwig, D. Li, C. S. Schmaljohn, R. J. Jackson, M. S. Ascher

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Rodents living near two fatal human cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in California were surveyed liar evidence of hantavirus infection. Seventeen (15%) (14 Peromyscus maniculatus and one each of P. truei, Eutamias minimus, and Microtus californicus) of 114 rodents tested had evidence (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or polymerase chain reaction) of hantavirus infection. This suggests that Peromyscus mice, and P. maniculatus in particular, may be the reservoir for the virus causing this newly recognized disease in California, as previously reported for New Mexico and Arizona.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	180-182
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	52
Issue number	2
State	Published - 1995
Externally published	Yes

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Short report: Prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents associated with two fatal human infections in California

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