Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 9, Number 7—July 2003
Research

Yellow Pygmy Rice Rat (Oligoryzomys flavescens) and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Uruguay

Adriana Delfraro*, Mario Clara*, Lorena Tomé*, Federico Achaval*, Silvana Levis†, Gladys Calderón†, Delia Enria†, Mario Lozano‡, José Russi§, and Juan Arbiza*Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: *Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay; †Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas “Dr. Julio I. Maiztegui,” Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ‡Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Bernal, Argentina; §Ministerio de Salud Pública, Montevideo, Uruguay

Main Article

Table 3

Small mammals trapped in the different sites, number and % of positivesa

Area Md +/% Of +/% Od +/% St +/% Aa +/% No +/% Hb +/% Cl +/% Mm +/% Rr +/% Ca +/% Total
PV
-
-/-
38
1/2.6
-
-/-
-
-/-
10
0/0
-
-/-
-
-/-
2
0/0
81
0/0
-
-/-
-
-/-
131
Ce
-
-/-
47
1/2.1
9
0/0
52
0/0
4
0/0
17
0/0
2
0/0
-
-/-
23
0/0
-
-/-
-
-/-
153
Me
-
-/-
67
2/2.9
8
0/0
37
0/0
-
-/-
17
0/0
-
-/-
1
0/0
10
0/0
-
-/-
3
0/0
297
Pi
-
-/-
4
0/0
-
-/-
8
0/0
14
0/0
-
-/-
-
-/-
-
-/-
2
0/0
-
-/-
-
-/-
28
Sa
3
0/0
42
1/2.4
1
0/0
92
0/0
5
0/0
18
0/0
-
-/-
-
-/-
12
0/0
-
-/-
-
-/-
173
Ca
1
0/0
-
-/-
-
-/-
9
0/0
1
0/0
-
-/-
-
-/-
-
-/-
29
0/0
2
0/0
1
0/0
43
Total 4 0/0 194 5/2.6 22 0/0 198 0/0 34 0/0 52 0/0 2 0/0 3 0/0 157 0/0 2 0/0 4 0/0 672

aMd, Monodelphis dimidiate; Of, Oligoryzomys flavescens; Od, O. delticola; St, Scapteromys tumidus, Aa, Akodon azarae, No, Necromys obscurus; Hb, Holochilus brasiliensis; Cl, Calomys laucha; Mm, Mus musculus; Rr ,Rattus rattus; Ca, Cavia aperea; PV, Puntas de Valdéz; Ce, Cerrillos; Me, Melilla; Pi, Piedritas, Sa, Sauce; Ca, Canelones. O. flavescens, S. tumidus, and M. musculus were the most frequently captured rodents.

Main Article

Page created: December 22, 2010
Page updated: December 22, 2010
Page reviewed: December 22, 2010
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external