Yellow Pygmy Rice Rat (Oligoryzomys flavescens) and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Uruguay

During 5,230 trapping nights, 672 small mammals were trapped in the areas where most hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) cases occur in Uruguay. Yellow pygmy rice rats (Oligoryzomys flavescens) were the only rodents that showed evidence of antibodies to hantavirus, with a seroprevalence of 2.6%. The...

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Main Authors: Adriana Delfraro, Mario Clara, Lorena Tomé, Federico Achaval, Silvana Levis, Gladys Calderón, Delia Enria, Mario Lozano, José Russi, Juan Arbiza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/7/03-0044_article