Open AccessHantaan virus surveillance targeting small mammals at Dagmar North Training Area, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 2001–2005
Author(s) -
Klein Terry A.,
Kang Hae Ji,
Gu Se Hun,
Moon Sungsil,
Shim SoHee,
Park Yon Mi,
Lee SookYoung,
Kim HeungChul,
Chong SungTae,
O'Guinn Monica,
Lee John S.,
Turell Michael J.,
Song JinWon
Publication year - 2011
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.1948-7134.2011.00178.x
Subject(s) - hantaan virus , biology , training (meteorology) , virus , zoology , virology , geography , hantavirus , meteorology
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.