Seroprevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents from the State of Ceará, Brazil

Authors

  • Gerlane Tavares de Souza Chioratto
  • Érica de Cássia Vieira da Costa
  • Marise Sobreira
  • Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v39i1.9493

Keywords:

Rodents, Hantavirus, Seroprevalence, Plague.

Abstract

The hantavirus cardiovascular pulmonary syndrome (HCVPS) and the plague
(Yersinia pestis infection) are zoonoses that occur in Brazil, having in common
rodent reservoirs. Therefore their distribution areas may overlap. The prevalence of
hantavirus antibodies in animals caught in the routine activities of the Plague Control
Program (PCP) in the State of Ceará in the period from 2002 to 2005 was analyzed
in the rodent population in the plague areas. The sample consisted of 239 animals:
136 Necromys lasiurus, 31 Oligoryzomys nigripes, 33 Oryzomys subflavus, 4
Holochilus sciureus, 24 Rattus rattus, 1 Mus musculus, 8, Trichomys apereoides and
2 Galea spixii. Two N. lasiurus captured in the Serra da Ibiapaba were positive for
hantavirus antibodies, indicating that humans in these areas are at risk of contracting
a potentially lethal infection what justifies the implementation of a research program
to study systematically the hantaviruses and rodent hosts in this area.

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Published

2010-04-07

How to Cite

CHIORATTO, G. T. de S.; COSTA, Érica de C. V. da; SOBREIRA, M.; ALMEIDA, A. M. P. de. Seroprevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents from the State of Ceará, Brazil. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 39, n. 1, p. 01–06, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v39i1.9493. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/9493. Acesso em: 15 jan. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2010)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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