Volume 3, Number 2—June 1997
Dispatch
Seroepidemiologic Studies of Hantavirus Infection Among Wild Rodents in California
Table 1
Prevalence of antibodies to Sin Nombre virus among wild rodents in California, 1975-1995
| Family/Species | Common Name | No. Tested | No. Pos. | % Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heteromyidae | ||||
| Dipodomys sp. | kangaroo rats | 28 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Perognathus sp. | pocket mice | 43 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SUBTOTAL | 71 | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Muridae | ||||
| Microtus sp. | meadow voles | 29 | 5 | 17.2 |
| M. californicus | California meadow vole | 22 | 5 | 22.7 |
| M. montanus | Montane vole | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M. townsendii | Townsend's vole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mus musculus | house mouse | 88 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Neotoma sp. | wood rats | 330 | 2 | 0.6 |
| N. cinerea | bushy-tailed wood rat | 20 | 0 | 0.0 |
| N. fuscipes | dusky-footed wood rat | 215 | 2 | 0.9 |
| N. lepida | desert woodrat | 95 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Peromyscus sp. | deer mice | 2430 | 236 | 9.7 |
| P. boylii | brush mouse | 98 | 0 | 0.0 |
| P. californicus | California mouse | 159 | 4 | 2.5 |
| P. crinitus | canyon mouse | 29 | 2 | 6.9 |
| P. eremicus | cactus mouse | 100 | 1 | 1.0 |
| P. maniculatus | deer mouse | 1921 | 226 | 11.8 |
| P. truei | pinyon mouse | 123 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Rattus norvegicus | Norway rat | 11 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rattus rattus | roof rat | 99 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Reithrodontomys megalotis | harvest mouse | 108 | 16 | 14.8 |
| Sigmondon hispidus | cotton rat | 14 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SUBTOTAL | 3109 | 263 | 8.5 | |
| Sciuridae | 1369 | 1 | <0.1 | |
| Ammonospermophilus leucurus | Antelope ground squirrel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Spermophilus sp. | Ground squirrels | 1205 | 1 | <0.1 |
| S. beecheyi | California ground squirrel | 856 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tamias sp. | chipmunks | 152 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tamiascurus douglasii | Douglas' squirrel | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SUBTOTAL |
1369 |
1 |
<0.1 |
|
| TOTAL | 4549 | 245 | 5.4 |
