Hantaan virus antibody prevalence in rodent populations of several provinces of northeastern Thailand

Trop Med Int Health. 2002 Oct;7(10):840-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2002.00830.x.

Abstract

We conducted a serological survey of 632 rodents from the northeast region of Thailand in order to assess the presence of Hantaan-like viruses that may be a risk to the human population. Rodents were collected from rice fields, houses and domestic gardens in five northeastern provinces and tested for IgG reacting sera to Hantaan antigen using enzyme-linked immunoassays. The overall prevalence of Hantavirus infection in rodents was 2.1% (13/632). Species that tested positive included Bandicota indica (4.3% positive within species), Rattus exulans (2.1%), R. losea (1.6%) and R. rattus (0.9%). Species such as R. exulans and R. losea are candidate hosts of unidentified Hantaan-like viruses in Thailand.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Hantaan virus / immunology*
  • Hantavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Hantavirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / veterinary
  • Muridae / virology*
  • Rats
  • Rodent Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Rodent Diseases / virology
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Thailand / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral