Preliminary study on potential circulation of arenaviruses in the rodent population of Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand and their medical importance in an evoluting environment
Nitatpattana, N.; Chauvancy, G.; Jumronsawat, K.; Poblap, T.; Yoksan, S.; Gonzalez, J.P.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 31(1): 62-65
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 11023066 Document Number: 522833
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).