Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999
Research
A Longitudinal Study of Sin Nombre Virus Prevalence in Rodents, Southeastern Arizona
Table 1
Prevalence of antibodies to Sin Nombre virus among wild rodents in southeastern Arizona, May 1995–December 1997
| Family/Species | Common name | No. rodents trapped and released (total captures)a | No. tested | No. positive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heteromyidae | |||||
| Dipodomys merriami | Merriam's kangaroo rat | 1 | (2) | 0 | 0 (0.0) |
| Chaetodipus spp. | Pocket mice | ||||
| C. baileyi | Bailey's pocket mouse | 704 | (715) | 329 | 0 (0.0) |
| C. penicillatus | Desert pocket mouse | 25 | (27) | 7 | 0 (0.0) |
| Subtotal | 730 | (744) | 336 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Muridae | |||||
| Neotoma albigula | White-throated wood rat | 126 | (126) | 51 | 0 (0.0) |
| Onychomys torridus | Southern grasshopper mouse | 7 | (7) | 7 | 0 (0.0) |
| Peromyscus spp. | White-footed mice | ||||
| P. boylii | Brush mouse | 137 | (142) | 98 | 13 (13.3) |
| P. eremicus | Cactus mouse | 151 | (152) | 118 | 1 (0.8) |
| P. leucopus | White-footed mouse | 29 | (30) | 21 | 3 (14.3) |
| P. maniculatus | Deer mouse | 6 | (6) | 2 | 0 (0.0) |
| Reithrodontomys fulvescens | Fulvous harvest mouse | 16 | (16) | 12 | 0 (0.0) |
| Sigmodon ochrognathus | Yellow-nosed cotton rat | 11 (11) | (11) | 5 | 0 (0.0) |
| Subtotal | 483 | (490) | 314 | 17 (5.4) | |
| Total | 1,213 | (1,234) | 650 | 17 (2.6) | |
aTotal captures include rodents trapped and released and those that died during handling.
