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Patterns of Association with Host and Habitat: Antibody Reactive with Sin Nombre Virus in Small Mammals in the Major Biotic Communities of the Southwestern United States

James N. MillsDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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Thomas G. KsiazekDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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Barbara A. EllisDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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Pierre E. RollinDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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Stuart T. NicholDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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Terry L. YatesDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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William L. GannonDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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Craig E. LevyDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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David M. EngelthalerDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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Ted DavisDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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Dale T. TandaDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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J. Wyatt FramptonDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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Craig R. NicholsDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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C. J. PetersDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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James E. ChildsDivision of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Arizona Department of Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Utah Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.273
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Volume 56: Issue 3
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273–284
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The distribution and prevalence of antibody reactive with Sin Nombre virus were determined in mammals in biotic communities of the southwestern United States. Small mammals (n = 3,069) of 69 species were trapped in nine communities from lower Sonoran desert to alpine tundra. Antibody was found in rodents from all communities (overall prevalence = 6.3%); prevalence was lowest at the altitudinal and climatic extremes (0.4% in desert and 2.0% in alpine tundra). Antibody occurred in 11% of 928 deer mice, 20% of 355 brush mice, 23% of 35 western harvest mice, and 12% of 24 Mexican voles. No infected deer mice were found in desert habitat; prevalence varied from 4% in chaparral to 17% in pinyon-juniper. Brush mice were frequently infected in chaparral and montane forest (25%). Seropositivity was higher in males and in heavier animals, suggesting horizontal transmission among adult males. Decreasing prevalence with age among the youngest deer mice suggests that infected dams confer passive immunity to pups.
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Copyright © 1997 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1997
Published Online:
Mar 1997
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