Open AccessEcology of Hantaan virus at Twin Bridges Training Area, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 2005–2007
Author(s) -
Sames William J.,
Klein Terry A.,
Kim Heung Chul,
Chong Sung Tae,
Lee In Yong,
Gu Se Hun,
Park Yon Mi,
Jeong Ji Hye,
Song JinWon
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of vector ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.688
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1948-7134
pISSN - 1081-1710
DOI - 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2009.00030.x
Subject(s) - apodemus agrarius , hantaan virus , biology , ecology , seroprevalence , hantavirus , virus , rodent , serology , virology , antibody , immunology
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 .