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Evidence for the Existence of Puumula-Related Virus among Clethrionomys rufocanus in Hokkaido, Japan
Hiroaki Kariwa
Hiroaki Kariwa
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Shima Yoshizumi
Shima Yoshizumi
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Jiro Arikawa
Jiro Arikawa
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Kumiko Yoshimatsu
Kumiko Yoshimatsu
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Kenichi Takahashi
Kenichi Takahashi
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Ikuo Takashima
Ikuo Takashima
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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Nobuo Hashimoto
Nobuo Hashimoto
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Institute of Immunological Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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We conducted field surveys of indigenous rodent species in Hokkaido, Japan from 1980 to 1993. Serum samples were collected from 663 rodents, including Clethrionomys rufocanus, Apodemus speciosus, A. argenteus, and C. rutilus. Antibody to hantavirus was determined by the protein G antibody assay. Positive C. rufocanus were detected in seven of eight collection sites, but no antibody was detected in the remaining rodent species. To reveal the serotype of the circulating virus in C. rufocanus, antibody titers to Hantaan, Seoul, Puumala, and Prospect Hill viruses were compared by means of the focus reduction neutralization test. The titers in positive sera were extremely high to the Sotkamo strain of Puumala virus. Results were confirmed by the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, and suggested that Puumala-related viruses are in circulation among C. rufocanus populations in Hokkaido.
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