title: Ecology of Hantaan virus at Twin Bridges Training Area, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 2005-2007.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221, USA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Sames
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Heung Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: In Yong
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Se Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Yon Mi
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ji Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Jin-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral