Volume 13, Number 8—August 2007
Dispatch
Pathogenic Hantaviruses, Northeastern Argentina and Eastern Paraguay
Paula Padula*
, Valeria P. Martinez*, Carla Bellomo*, Silvina Maidana*, Jorge San Juan†, Paulina Tagliaferri‡, Severino Bargardi§, Cynthia Vazquez, Norma Colucci, Julio Estévez#, and María Almiron**
, Valeria P. Martinez*, Carla Bellomo*, Silvina Maidana*, Jorge San Juan†, Paulina Tagliaferri‡, Severino Bargardi§, Cynthia Vazquez, Norma Colucci, Julio Estévez#, and María Almiron**Table 1
Sigmodontine rodents captured and surveyed for antibodies to Andes hantavirus and viral RNA, northeast Argentina and eastern Paraguay*
| Location | Period | Species | No. | Seropositive rodents, no (%) | RT-PCR– positive rodents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caaguazu, Paraguay | Spring 2000 | Akodon sp. | 1 | 0 | |
| Calomys callosus | 1 | 0 | |||
| Caaguazu, Paraguay | Summer 2001 | Holochilus brasiliensis | 4 | 0 | |
| C. callosus | 1 | 0 | |||
| Central Paraguay | Summer 2001 | Oryzomys buccinatus | 2 | 0 | |
| Reserve Limoy, Paraguay | Winter 2001 | A. cursor | 7 | 1 (14.3) | 1 |
| C. callosus | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Caaguazu, Paraguay | Spring 2001 | A. cursor | 8 | 0 | |
| A. nigrita | 1 | 0 | |||
| Reserve Limoy, Paraguay | Summer 2002 | A. cursor | 5 | 0 | |
| Leandro N. Alem, Misiones, Argentina | Autumn 2004 | Oligoryzomys sp. | 9 | 0 | |
| A. cursor | 3 | 0 | |||
| O. nigripes | 1 | 0 | |||
| O. flavescens | 1 | 0 | |||
| H. brasiliensis | 1 | 0 | |||
| Santa Ana Misiones, Argentina | Winter 2005 | O. nigripes | 28 | 3 (10.7) | 3 |
| A. montensis | 8 | ||||
| O. flavescens | 1 | ||||
| Leandro N. Alem, Misiones, Argentina | Winter 2005 | O. nigripes | 14 | 2 (14.3) | 2 |
| A. montensis | 3 | 0 | |||
| O. flavescens | 3 | 0 | |||
| C. laucha | 2 | 0 |
*RT, reverse transcription.
