title: Rapid field immunoassay for detecting antibody to Sin Nombre virus in deer mice.
abstract: We developed a 1-hour field enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for detecting antibody to Sin Nombre virus in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). The assay specificity and sensitivity were comparable to those of a standard EIA. This test will permit identification of rodents with antibody to this and perhaps other hantaviruses.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado 80639, USA. tony.schountz@unco.edu
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schountz
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Calisher
authors.forename: Tiffany R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Richens
authors.forename: Audrey A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Doty
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Barry J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Beaty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D010542:Peromyscus / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000662:veterinary; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary*; D029261:Sin Nombre virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic