Title: Rodent Abundance and Hantavirus Infection in Protected Area, East-Central Argentina.
Authors: Maroli, Malena; Vadell, María Victoria; Padula, Paula; Gómez Villafañe, Isabel E.; Villafañe, Isabel E Gómez
Abstract: We captured 3 hantavirus rodent hosts in Otamendi Natural Reserve, Argentina, during 2007-2012. Hantavirus antibodies were found only in Akodon azarae grass mice, mainly in males and old animals. Higher abundance of this species was associated with warm and rainy weather and high water levels, which peaked after a strong El Niño event.
Subjects: ARGENTINA; HANTAVIRUSES; HANTAVIRUS diseases; RODENT diseases; AKODON; NATURE reserves; RODENT physiology; ANIMAL experimentation; BIOTIC communities; COMMUNICABLE diseases; POPULATION density; PUBLIC health; RODENTS; TIME; VIRAL antibodies; ZOONOSES
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018, Vol 24, Issue 1, p131
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.3201/eid2401.171372

Rodent Abundance and Hantavirus Infection in Protected Area, East-Central Argentina.

Maroli, Malena; Vadell, María Victoria; Padula, Paula; Gómez Villafañe, Isabel E.; Villafañe, Isabel E Gómez