title: Hantaan virus surveillance targeting small mammals at Dagmar North Training Area, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 2001-2005.
abstract: In response to a hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome case in November 2000, a seasonal rodent-borne disease surveillance program was initiated at Dagmar North Training Area (DNTA), Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea. From April 2001-December 2005, 1,848 small mammals were captured. Apodemus agrarius accounted for 92.5%, followed by Mus musculus (3.6%), Crocidura lasiura (2.1%), and Microtus fortis (1.1%). Three species of rodents were found to be antibody-positive (Ab+) for Hantaan virus (HTNV): A. agrarius (22.3%), M. musculus (9.1%), and M. fortis (5.0%). Ab+ rates for A. agrarius increased with increasing weight (age), except for those weighing <10 g. The peak HTNV transmission period in Korea coincided with the peak reproductive potential of A. agrarius during the fall (August/September) surveys. HTNV strains from DNTA were distinct from HTNV strains from the People's Republic of China. From these studies, more accurate risk assessments can be developed to better protect personnel from rodent-borne diseases.
authors: Force Health Protection and Preventive Medicine, 65th Medical Brigade/U.S. Army MEDDAC-Korea, Unit 15281, APO AP 96205-5281, USA.
authors: Terry A
authors: TA
authors: Klein
authors: Hae Ji
authors: HJ
authors: Kang
authors: Se Hun
authors: SH
authors: Gu
authors: Sungsil
authors: S
authors: Moon
authors: So-Hee
authors: SH
authors: Shim
authors: Yon Mi
authors: YM
authors: Park
authors: Sook-Young
authors: SY
authors: Lee
authors: Heung-Chul
authors: HC
authors: Kim
authors: Sung-Tae
authors: ST
authors: Chong
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: O'Guinn
authors: John S
authors: JS
authors: Lee
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Turell
authors: Jin-Won
authors: JW
authors: Song
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000821:virology; D001835:Body Weight; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D018063:Hantaan virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000821:virology*; D051379:Mice / Q000821:virology; D008889:Military Personnel; D051189:Murinae / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*