Hantavirus and arenavirus antibody prevalence in rodents and humans in Trentino, Northern Italy.

@article{citeulike:454062, abstract = {The spatial and temporal distribution of hantavirus and arenavirus antibody-positive wild rodents in Trentino, Italy, was studied using immunofluorescence assays (IFA) in two long-term sites trapped in 2000-2003, and six other sites trapped in 2002. The overall hantavirus seroprevalence in the bank voles, Clethrionomys glareolus (n=229) screened for Puumala virus (PUUV) antibodies was 0.4\%, and that for Apodemus flavicollis mice (n=1416) screened for Dobrava virus (DOBV) antibodies was 0.2\%. Antibodies against lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) were found in 82 (5.6\%) of the 1472 tested rodents; the seroprevalence being 6.1\% in A. flavicollis (n=1181), 3.3\% in C. glareolus (n=276), and 14.3\% in Microtus arvalis (n=7). Of the serum samples of 488 forestry workers studied by IFA, 12 were LCMV-IgG positive (2.5\%) and one DOBV-IgG positive (0.2\%), however, the latter could not be confirmed DOBV-specific with a neutralization assay. Our results show a widespread distribution but low prevalence of DOBV in Trentino, and demonstrate that the arenavirus antibodies are a common finding in several other rodent species besides the house mouse.}, address = {Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Virology, HUSLAB, The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa.}, author = {Kallio-Kokko, H. and Laakkonen, J. and Rizzoli, A. and Tagliapietra, V. and Cattadori, I. and Perkins, S. E. E. and Hudson, P. J. J. and Cristofolini, A. and Versini, W. and Vapalahti, O. and Vaheri, A. and Henttonen, H. }, citeulike-article-id = {454062}, doi = {10.1017/S0950268805005431}, issn = {0950-2688}, journal = {Epidemiology and Infection}, keywords = {arena, hanta, rodents}, month = {December}, pages = {1--7}, posted-at = {2006-03-27 11:18:00}, priority = {2}, title = {Hantavirus and arenavirus antibody prevalence in rodents and humans in Trentino, Northern Italy.}, url = {http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online\&aid=449857}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:454062 L3 - citeulike-article-id:454062 TI - Hantavirus and arenavirus antibody prevalence in rodents and humans in Trentino, Northern Italy. JF - Epidemiology and Infection SP - 1 EP - 7 AD - Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Virology, HUSLAB, The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa. SN - 0950-2688 N2 - The spatial and temporal distribution of hantavirus and arenavirus antibody-positive wild rodents in Trentino, Italy, was studied using immunofluorescence assays (IFA) in two long-term sites trapped in 2000-2003, and six other sites trapped in 2002. The overall hantavirus seroprevalence in the bank voles, Clethrionomys glareolus (n=229) screened for Puumala virus (PUUV) antibodies was 0.4%, and that for Apodemus flavicollis mice (n=1416) screened for Dobrava virus (DOBV) antibodies was 0.2%. Antibodies against lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) were found in 82 (5.6%) of the 1472 tested rodents; the seroprevalence being 6.1% in A. flavicollis (n=1181), 3.3% in C. glareolus (n=276), and 14.3% in Microtus arvalis (n=7). Of the serum samples of 488 forestry workers studied by IFA, 12 were LCMV-IgG positive (2.5%) and one DOBV-IgG positive (0.2%), however, the latter could not be confirmed DOBV-specific with a neutralization assay. Our results show a widespread distribution but low prevalence of DOBV in Trentino, and demonstrate that the arenavirus antibodies are a common finding in several other rodent species besides the house mouse. KW - arena KW - hanta KW - rodents AU - Kallio-Kokko, H AU - Laakkonen, J AU - Rizzoli, A AU - Tagliapietra, V AU - Cattadori, I AU - Perkins, SEE AU - Hudson, PJJ AU - Cristofolini, A AU - Versini, W AU - Vapalahti, O AU - Vaheri, A AU - Henttonen, H PY - 2005/12/22/ UR - http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=449857 ER -