Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011
Dispatch
Incidence Rate for Hantavirus Infections without Pulmonary Syndrome, Panama
Blas Armien, Juan M. Pascale, Carlos Munoz, Sang-Joon Lee, Kook L. Choi, Mario Avila, Candida Broce, Anibal G. Armien, Fernando Gracia, Brian Hjelle, and Frederick Koster
Table 2
Hantavirus seroconversions and HPS cases, western Panama*
| Community and survey intervals | No. undergoing follow-up testing† | No. seroconverted/ no. seronegative‡ | No. conversions/ 100 person-years | No. seroreverted/ no. seropositive§ | No. HPS cases¶ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Buena | |||||
| 2003–2004 | 75 | 8/42 | 0/33 | 1 | |
| 2004–2006 | 69 | 6/29 | 4/40 | 0 | |
| 2006–2007 | 55 | 5/23 | 4/32 | 0 | |
| Total |
19 |
15.4 |
8 |
1 |
|
| Isla Cañas | |||||
| 2001–2003 | 90 | 18/64 | 0/26 | 0 | |
| 2003–2006 | 49 | 2/24 | 1/25 | 0 | |
| Total |
20 |
10.0 |
1 |
0 |
|
| San Jose | |||||
| 2001–2003 | 270 | 29/228 | 1/42 | 3 | |
| Total |
29 |
6.4 |
1 |
3 |
|
| Borracherones | |||||
| 2003–2006 | 41 | 2/26 | 6/15 | 1 | |
| Total |
2 |
2.6 |
6 |
1 |
|
| Study totals | 70 | 8.2 | 16 | 5 |
*HPS, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
†No.persons repeat tested in this and previous survey.
‡ No. seroconverted among subset who were seronegative at the beginning of the interval.
§ No. seroreverted among subset who were seropositive at the beginning of the interval.
¶HPS cases verified by Ministry of Health during interval in community.
