Volume 26, Number 3—March 2020
Research
Long-Term Rodent Surveillance after Outbreak of Hantavirus Infection, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, 2012
Mary E. Danforth
, Sharon Messenger, Danielle Buttke, Matthew Weinburke, George Carroll, Gregory Hacker, Michael Niemela, Elizabeth S. Andrews, Bryan T. Jackson, Vicki Kramer, and Mark Novak
, Sharon Messenger, Danielle Buttke, Matthew Weinburke, George Carroll, Gregory Hacker, Michael Niemela, Elizabeth S. Andrews, Bryan T. Jackson, Vicki Kramer, and Mark Novak
Table 2
Characteristics of Peromyscus maniculatus rodents tested for Sin Nombre virus in Yosemite National Park, California, USA, 2013–2018*
| Characteristic category | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 21/147 (14.3)† |
| F |
12/186 (6.5) |
| Age | |
| Adult | 24/189 (12.7) |
| Subadult | 9/107 (8.4) |
| Juvenile |
0/37 (0) |
| Ear scarred, torn, or notched‡ |
3/13 (18.8) |
| Location | |
| Curry Village | 4/88 (4.5) |
| Other Yosemite Valley periodomestic area | 3/59 (5.1) |
| Curry Village natural area | 0/7 (0) |
| Tuolumne Meadows |
26/179 (14.5)† |
| Mean weight, g | |
| Antibody negative | |
| M | 14.7 |
| F | 15.9 |
| Antibody positive | |
| M | 17.1§ |
| F | 17.2§ |
*Values are no. antibody positive/no. tested (%) unless otherwise indicated.
†Significantly greater than others in category.
‡Observations about the presence of ear scars, tears, or notches were not systematically recorded.
§Significant difference between antibody positive and antibody negative.
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