TABLE 2.
Geographic distribution of rodents tested for antibodies reactive to the HGE agent
| State | Species | n | % of state total | No. reactive (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | N. fallax | 1 | 3.1 | 0 |
| N. fuscipes | 23 | 71.9 | 2 (8.7) | |
| N. lepida | 4 | 12.5 | 1 (25) | |
| P. boylii | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| P. eremicus | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| P. maniculatus | 2 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 32 | 3 (9.4) | ||
| Colorado | N. albigula | 72 | 33.9 | 1 (1.4) |
| N. cinerea | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| N. mexicana | 21 | 9.9 | 1 (4.8) | |
| N. micropus | 7 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| P. boylii | 9 | 4.2 | 1 (11.1) | |
| P. leucopus | 84 | 39.6 | 0 | |
| P. maniculatus | 17 | 8 | 1 (5.9) | |
| Subtotal | 212 | 4 (1.9) | ||
| Connecticut | P. leucopus | 100 | 100 | 11 (11.0) |
| Subtotal | 100 | 11 (11.0) | ||
| Florida | P. gossypinus | 27 | 100 | 2 (7.4) |
| Subtotal | 27 | 2 (7.4) | ||
| Georgia | P. leucopus | 14 | 87.5 | 0 |
| Peromyscus spp. | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 16 | 0 | ||
| Illinois | P. leucopus | 15 | 55.6 | 0 |
| P. maniculatus | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | |
| Peromyscus spp. | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 27 | 0 | ||
| Maryland | P. leucopus | 15 | 100 | 1 (6.7) |
| Subtotal | 15 | 1 (6.7) | ||
| Nevada | P. maniculatus | 27 | 100 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 27 | 0 | ||
| New Jersey | P. leucopus | 23 | 30.3 | 1 (4.3) |
| P. maniculatus | 53 | 69.7 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 76 | 1 (1.3) | ||
| New York | P. leucopus | 491 | 100 | 113 (23.0) |
| Subtotal | 491 | 113 (23.0) | ||
| North Carolina | P. leucopus | 52 | 100 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 52 | 0 | ||
| Ohio | P. leucopus | 36 | 63.2 | 0 |
| P. maniculatus | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Peromyscus spp. | 18 | 31.6 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 57 | 0 | ||
| Utah | P. maniculatus | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 100 | 0 | ||
| Wisconsin | P. leucopus | 8 | 100 | 1 (12.5) |
| Subtotal | 8 | 1 (12.5) | ||
| Total of all states | 1,240 | 136 (11.0) |
IFA titer of ≥32.