Volume 15, Number 7—July 2009
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006
Table 4
Serologic and PCR testing results of trapped flying squirrels, wilderness camp, Pennsylvania, March 2006*
Squirrel (ID) | Site trapped | IgG titer† to Rickettsia prowazekii | PCR result (specimen) |
---|---|---|---|
1 (P19) | Tent | 512 | – (blood) |
2 (A59) | FS-1 | 32 | – (blood) |
3 (A60) | FS-1 | <16 | – (heart, blood) |
4 (P1) | Tent | 64 | + (heart) |
5 (P28) | Tent | 32 | – (blood) |
6 (A41) | FS-1 | 128 | – (blood) |
7 (A53) | FS-1 | <16 | – (blood) |
8 (C4) | Cabin A | <16 | – (blood) |
9 (A43) | Cabin B | <16 | + (heart) |
10 (A26) | FS-1 | 1,024 | + (blood) |
11 (A56) | FS-1 | <16 | – (blood) |
12 (A60h) | FS-1 | <16 | + (blood) |
13 (H12) | FS-2 | 64 | + (blood) |
14 (C52) | Cabin A | 128 | – (blood) |
*Ig, immunoglobulin; ID, identification number; FS, field site.
†Heavy plus light chain.