Volume 9, Number 9—September 2003
Research
Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina
Noemi Pini*
, Silvana Levis*, Gladys Calderón*, Josefina Ramirez†, Daniel Bravo‡, Elena Lozano†, Carlos Ripoll§, Stephen St. Jeor¶, Thomas G. Ksiazek#, Ruben M. Barquez**††, and Delia Enria*
, Silvana Levis*, Gladys Calderón*, Josefina Ramirez†, Daniel Bravo‡, Elena Lozano†, Carlos Ripoll§, Stephen St. Jeor¶, Thomas G. Ksiazek#, Ruben M. Barquez**††, and Delia Enria*Table 1
Serologic findings for hantavirus antibodies by age, sex
| Age (y) | Females |
Males |
|---|---|---|
| No. positive/tested (%) | No. positive/tested (%) | |
| 0–9 |
0/29 (0) |
0/23 (0) |
| 10–19 |
0/45 (0) |
2/28 (7.1) |
| 20–29 |
1/28 (3.6) |
3/35 (8.6) |
| 30–39 |
0/30 (0) |
4/28 (14.3) |
| 40–49 |
4/30 (13.3) |
3/18 (16.7) |
| 50–59 |
0/21 (0) |
1/9 (11.1) |
| >60 |
2/8 (25) |
2/10 (20) |
| Without data |
0/1 |
|
| Total | 7/191 (3.7) | 15/150 (10) |
