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 2
Ethnic demographics of the study population and hantavirus antibody prevalencea
| Ethnicity or nationality | No positive/tested (%) |
|---|---|
| Nativeb without specification |
13/229 (5.7) |
| Native with Bolivian lineage |
6/56 (10.7) |
| Native with Paraguayan lineage |
1/7 (14.2) |
| Native total |
20/292 (6.8) |
| Indigenous without specification |
0/3 (0) |
| Indigenous Guaraní |
0/17 (0) |
| Indigenous Chaguanco |
0/1 (0) |
| Indigenous Charagua (Bolivia) |
1/1 (100) |
| Indigenous total |
1/22 (4.5) |
| Bolivians |
1/24 (4.2) |
| Paraguayan |
0/1 (0) |
| Foreigners total |
1/25 (4) |
| Without data | 0/2 (0) |
aBy immunoglobulin G enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
bNative, born in Argentina.
