Preliminary study on potential circulation of arenaviruses in the rodent population of Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand and their medical importance in an evoluting environment

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2000 Mar;31(1):62-5.

Abstract

Preliminary serological investigations were prefered to detect evidence of arenavirus infection in rodents. The study examined virus antibody in 367 rodents trapped in 6 different geographical areas of Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand from February-March, 1998. The overall seroprevalence among rodents was 13.3%, mostly in Bandicota savilei (35.7%) and Rattus norvegicus (31.5%). Between ecology, behavior and sex of the rodents, seroprevalence was not significantly different (p>0.05), however the seroprevalence found among different geographical areas of Nakhon Pathom Province were significantly different (p<0.0001).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Antigens, Viral / immunology
  • Arenaviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Arenaviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Arenavirus / immunology*
  • Disease Reservoirs*
  • Ecosystem
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
  • Lassa virus / immunology*
  • Male
  • Muridae* / immunology
  • Rats
  • Rodent Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Thailand / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antigens, Viral