Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004
Research
Outbreak of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Los Santos, Panama, 1999–2000
Vicente Bayard*†, Paul T. Kitsutani‡
, Eduardo O. Barria*, Luis A. Ruedas§, David S. Tinnin¶, Carlos Muñoz#, Itza B. de Mosca#, Gladys Guerrero**, Rudick Kant††, Arsenio Garcia*, Lorenzo Caceres*, Fernando G. Gracia*, Evelia Quiroz*, Zoila de Castillo*, Blas Armien*, Marlo Libel††, James N. Mills‡, Ali S. Khan‡, Stuart T. Nichol‡, Pierre E. Rollin‡, Thomas G. Ksiazek‡, and Clarence J. Peters
, Eduardo O. Barria*, Luis A. Ruedas§, David S. Tinnin¶, Carlos Muñoz#, Itza B. de Mosca#, Gladys Guerrero**, Rudick Kant††, Arsenio Garcia*, Lorenzo Caceres*, Fernando G. Gracia*, Evelia Quiroz*, Zoila de Castillo*, Blas Armien*, Marlo Libel††, James N. Mills‡, Ali S. Khan‡, Stuart T. Nichol‡, Pierre E. Rollin‡, Thomas G. Ksiazek‡, and Clarence J. PetersTable 4
Hantavirus IgG antibody-positive findings of survey participants and households by neighborhood, town, and district of confirmed HPS patients, Los Santos Provincea
| Neighborhood (case no.) | Town | District | No. of persons tested | No. (%) persons antibody positive | No. of households tested | No. (%) households antibody positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Los Angeles | Las Tablas | 45 | 4 (8.9) | 18 | 4 (22.2) |
| 4 | San Jose | Las Tablas | 34 | 5 (14.7) | 11 | 3 (27.3) |
| 7 | Bella Vista | Guarare | 50 | 3 (6.0) | 24 | 2 (8.3) |
| 8 | San Jose | Las Tablas | 48 | 15 (31.3) | 15 | 11 (73.3) |
| 9 | Santo Domingo | Las Tablas | 43 | 6 (14.0) | 15 | 4 (26.7) |
| 11 | Las Tablas | Las Tablas | 41 | 4 (9.8) | 15 | 4 (26.7) |
| 12 | El Cocal | Las Tablas | 50 | 3 (6.0) | 21 | 3 (14.3) |
| Total | 311 | 40 (12.9) | 119 | 31 (26.1) |
aIgG, immunoglobulin G; HPS, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
