Ecology of Hantaan virus at Twin Bridges Training Area,Gyeonggi Province,Republic of Korea, 2005–2007 |
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| Authors: | William J Sames Terry A Klein Heung Chul Kim Sung Tae Chong In Yong Lee Se Hun Gu Yon Mi Park Ji Hye Jeong Jin‐Won Song |
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| Institution: | 1. Defense Logistics Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2639 Attn: DES‐EQ, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060‐6221, U.S.A.;2. Force Health Protection, 65th Medical Brigade, US Army MEDDAC‐Korea, Unit 15281, APO AP 96205‐5281, U.S.A.;3. 5th Medical Detachment, 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65th Medical Brigade, US Army MEDDAC‐Korea, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205‐5247, U.S.A.;4. Department of Environmental Medical Biology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120‐749, Korea;5. Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Institute for Viral Diseases, Korea University, 126‐1, 5Ga, Anam‐Dong, Sungbuk‐Gu, Seoul, 136‐705, Korea |
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| Abstract: | The Twin Bridges Training Area (TBTA) in the Republic of Korea consists of dirt roads, barren training areas, and forested hillsides adjacent to linear and broad expanses of tall grasses, herbaceous, and scrub vegetation. Of the six species of small mammals, the striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius, was the most frequently captured (96.1%). Apodemus agrarius capture rates varied from 17.7 to 33.2% during three trapping periods. Gravid females were observed during November‐December 2006 (8.4%) and March 2007 (5.1%). In 2005, the overall seroprevalence of Hantaan virus (HTNV) was high (34.4%) and lower during surveys in 2006 (14.2%) and 2007 (13.8%). Seroprevalence was directly correlated with weight increase of A. agrarius. |
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| Keywords: | Hantavirus rodent insectivores ecology Korea Apodemus agrarius |
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