Volume 17, Number 7—July 2011
Letter
Antibody to Arenaviruses in Rodents, Caribbean Colombia
Table
Comparison of PICHV and GTOV antibody titers in rodents after serologic screening of 210 sigmodontine rodents, Córdoba, Colombia, November 1, 2008–June 10, 2009*
Specimen no. | Species | PICHV titer | GTOV titer | Rural locality |
---|---|---|---|---|
49 | Zygodontomys brevicauda | 40 | <10 | Monteria |
70 | Z. brevicauda | 80 | 10 | Monteria |
105 | Z. brevicauda | 40 | <10 | Monteria |
107 | Oligoryzomys fulvescens | 20 | <10 | Monteria |
272 | Z. brevicauda | 80 | 10 | Monteria |
289 | Z. brevicauda | 20 | <10 | Monteria |
317 | Z. brevicauda | 40 | <10 | Monteria |
344 | Z. brevicauda | 20 | <10 | Monteria |
345 | Z. brevicauda | <10 | 20 | Monteria |
209 | Z. brevicauda | 10 | 80 | Lorica |
211 | Z. brevicauda | <10 | 40 | Lorica |
*PICHV, Pichindé arenavirus; GTOV, Guanarito arenavirus. Titers in boldface are >4-fold higher than titers for the other antigen.