Ecology of Hantaan virus at Twin Bridges Training Area, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 2005-2007.
The Twin Bridges Training Area (TBTA) in the Republic of Korea consists of dirt roads, barren training areas, and forested hillsides adjacent to linear and broad expanses of tall grasses, herbaceous, and scrub vegetation. Of the six species of small mammals, the striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius, was the most frequently captured (96.1%). Apodemus agrarius capture rates varied from 17.7 to 33.2% during three trapping periods. Gravid females were observed during November-December 2006 (8.4%) and March 2007 (5.1%). In 2005, the overall seroprevalence of Hantaan virus (HTNV) was high (34.4%) and lower during surveys in 2006 (14.2%) and 2007 (13.8%). Seroprevalence was directly correlated with weight increase of A. agrarius.
Sames
William J
WJ
Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221, USA.
Klein
Terry A
TA
Kim
Heung Chul
HC
Chong
Sung Tae
ST
Lee
In Yong
IY
Gu
Se Hun
SH
Park
Yon Mi
YM
Jeong
Ji Hye
JH
Song
Jin-Won
JW
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D044822:Biodiversity; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005260:Female; D018063:Hantaan virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D051189:Murinae / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D056910:Republic of Korea
D000914:Antibodies, Viral