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. 1998 Mar;36(3):695–700. doi: 10.1128/jcm.36.3.695-700.1998

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)
a

IFA titer of ≥32.