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Volume 15, Number 7—July 2009
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006
Alice S. Chapman1, David L. Swerdlow, Virginia M. Dato, Alicia D. Anderson, Claire E. Moodie, Chandra Marriott, Brian Amman, Morgan Hennessey, Perry Fox, Douglas B. Green, Eric Pegg, William L. Nicholson, Marina E. Eremeeva, and Gregory A. Dasch
Table 3
Total arboreal trapping effort and captures of flying squirrels, wilderness camp, Pennsylvania, March 2006*
| Site | Traps | Trap-nights† | Captures | %‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin A | 36 | 126 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Cabin B | 30 | 120 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Cabin F | 23 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Tent | 32 | 94 | 3 | 3.2 |
| FS-1 | 30 | 90 | 7 | 7.8 |
| FS-2 |
15 |
60 |
1 |
1.7 |
| Total | 166 | 500 | 14 | 2.8 |
*FS, field site.
†Trap-night = 1 trap/1 night of effort. 5 traps for 1 night = 5 trap-nights.
‡No. captures divided by no. trap-nights.
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