EPIZOOTIOLOGY OF HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN BALTIMORE: ISOLATION OF A VIRUS FROM NORWAY RATS, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INFECTED RAT POPULATIONS
CHILDS J, KORCH G, GLASS G, LEDUC J, SHAH K. EPIZOOTIOLOGY OF HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN BALTIMORE: ISOLATION OF A VIRUS FROM NORWAY RATS, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INFECTED RAT POPULATIONS. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1987, 126: 55-68. PMID: 3109236, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus infectionGeometric mean titersPrevalence of antibodiesAntibody prevalence ratesAntibody reactivity patternsMonoclonal antibody reactivity patternsAge-related mechanismsMean titersSerologic testsHigh prevalenceInfected ratsPrevalence ratesPresence of ratsRatsInfectionEnzootic natureUrban ratsSix-year periodHuman exposureRat massVirusPrevalenceAntibodiesHantavirusesUnited States