Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999
Research
Genetic Diversity and Distribution of Peromyscus-Borne Hantaviruses in North America
Martha C. Monroe*, Sergey P. Morzunov†, Angela M. Johnson*, Michael D. Bowen*, Harvey Artsob‡, Terry Yates§, C.J. Peters*, Pierre E. Rollin*, Thomas G. Ksiazek*, and Stuart T. Nichol*
Table 1
Hantaviruses in the New World
| Virusa | Diseaseb | Known or suspected host | Location | Virus isolate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmodontinae associated | ||||
| Sin Nombre | HPS | Peromyscus maniculatus (grassland form) | West & Central U.S.and Canada | Y |
| Monongahela | HPS | P. maniculatus (forest form) | Eastern U.S. and Canada | N |
| New York | HPS | P. leucopus (eastern haplotype) | Eastern U.S. | Y |
| Blue River | P. leucopus (SW/NW haplotypes) | Central U.S. | N | |
| Bayou | HPS | Oryzomys palustris | Southwestern U.S. | Y |
| Black Creek Canal | HPS | Sigmodon hispidus (eastern form) | Florida | Y |
| Muleshoe | S. hispidus (western form) | Southern U.S. | N | |
| Caño Delgadito | S. alstoni | Venezuela | Y | |
| Andes | HPS | Oligoryzomys longicaudatus | Argentina and Chile | Y |
| Oran | HPS | O. longicaudatus | Northwestern Argentina | N |
| Lechiguanas | HPS | O. flavescens | Central Argentina | N |
| Bermejo | O. chacoensis | Northwestern Argentina | N | |
| Hu39694 | HPS | Unknown | Central ArgentinaN | |
| Pergamino | Akadon azarae | Central Argentina | N | |
| Maciel | Bolomys obscurus | Central Argentina | N | |
| Laguna Negra | HPS | Calomys laucha | Paraguay and Bolivia | Y |
| Juquitiba | HPS | Unknown | Brazil | N |
| Rio Mamore | O. microtis | Bolivia and Peru | Y | |
| El Moro Canyon | Reithrodontomys megalotis | Western U.S. and Mexico | N | |
| Rio Segundo | R. mexicanus | Costa Rica | N | |
| Arvicolinae associated | ||||
| Prospect Hill | Microtus pennsylvanicus | N. America | Y | |
| Bloodland Lake | M. ochrogaster | N. America | N | |
| Prospect Hill-like | M. pennsyl./montanus/ochrogaster | N. America | N | |
| Isla Vista | M. californicus | Western U.S. and Mexico | N | |
| Murinae associated | ||||
| Seoul | HFRS | Rattus norvegicus | Worldwide | Y |
aMajor virus types or species are in bold and indented below the rodent subfamilies with which they are associated; related genetically distinct virus lineages that may represent additional species or subspecies are indented below virus types and species.
bHPS = hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; HFRS = hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.
