1999
Hantavirus (Bunyaviridae) infections in rodents from Orange and San Diego counties, California.
Bennett S, Webb J, Madon M, Childs J, Ksiazek T, Torrez-Martinez N, Hjelle B. Hantavirus (Bunyaviridae) infections in rodents from Orange and San Diego counties, California. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1999, 60: 75-84. PMID: 9988327, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus antibodiesHarvest miceReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDeer miceEl Moro Canyon virusBroad geographic rangeMale deer miceMajority of rodentsSNV antibodyAntibody-positive rodentsSan Diego CountyVirus antibodiesAntibody prevalenceHantavirus infectionSeropositive rodentsMicrohabitat selectionCactus mouseGeographic rangeFood plantsWestern blotHost distributionMiceCalifornia volesP. maniculatus
1997
Patterns of association with host and habitat: antibody reactive with Sin Nombre virus in small mammals in the major biotic communities of the southwestern United States.
Mills J, Ksiazek T, Ellis B, Rollin P, Nichol S, Yates T, Gannon W, Levy C, Engelthaler D, Davis T, Tanda D, Frampton J, Nichols C, Peters C, Childs J. Patterns of association with host and habitat: antibody reactive with Sin Nombre virus in small mammals in the major biotic communities of the southwestern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 56: 273-84. PMID: 9129529, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiotic communitiesDeer miceSmall mammalsBrush miceWestern harvest miceLower Sonoran DesertMajor biotic communitiesSouthwestern United StatesDesert habitatsMontane forestsHarvest miceSonoran DesertMammalsHabitatsSin Nombre virusHorizontal transmissionClimatic extremesNombre virusInfected deer mice