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 5
Relative abundance and hantavirus antibody prevalence of rodent species in Yuto (Jujuy Province)
| Order | Family | Subfamily | Genus/species | Captures (%) | No. positive/tested(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodentia |
Muridae |
Sigmodontinae |
Akodon simulator |
140 (39.0) |
4/140 (2.8) |
| A. caenosus |
3 (0.8) |
0/3 |
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| Akodon sp |
2 (0.6) |
0/2 |
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| Calomys callosus |
137 (38.0) |
7/137 (5.1) |
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| Holochilus chacarius |
11 (3.1) |
0/11 |
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| Oligoryzomys chacoensis |
4 (1.1) |
0/4 |
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| O. longicaudatus |
6 (1.7) |
0/6 |
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| Oligoryzomys sp |
2 (0.6) |
0/2 |
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| Oxymycterus paramensis |
3 (0.8) |
0/3 |
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| Murinae |
Mus musculus |
10 (2.8) |
0/10 |
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| Rattus rattus |
6 (1.7) |
0/6 |
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| Didelphimorphia |
Didelphidae |
Marmosinae |
Thylamys venustus |
2 (0.6) |
0/2 |
| T. elegans |
1 (0.3) |
0/1 |
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| No identification |
34 (9.4) |
0/34 |
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| Total | 361 (100) | 11/361(3.0) |
