Transmission of an arenavirus in white-throated woodrats (Neotoma albigula), southeastern Colorado, 1995-1999

Autor:	C H, Calisher, S, Nabity, J J, Root, C F, Fulhorst, B J, Beaty
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Male Colorado Time Factors Animals Female Arenavirus Longitudinal Studies Sigmodontinae Antibodies Viral Research Article
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN:	1080-6040
Popis:	From 1995 to 1999, we conducted longitudinal studies of white- throated woodrats (Neotoma albigula) in southeastern Colorado. Forty-five (42.9%) of 105 female and 15 (26.8%) of 56 male N. albigula had antibodies against Whitewater Arroyo virus (WWAV). Sixteen female and three male N. albigula seroconverted during the study period, most of them during July-November, when population densities are highest. Analyses of longevity data, minimum numbers alive and infected, movements, and weight data suggest that the dominant mode of WWAV transmission among white-throated woodrats in Colorado is direct contact. WWAV was recently reported to cause fatal infection in humans. Our findings will lead to better assessment of the public health threat posed by infected woodrats and may be useful in predicting periods of increased risk for human infection.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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