Table 1. Prevalence of hantavirus infection in Myodes regulus captured in Korea, 1996–2007.
Vole sera, diluted 1 : 32 in PBS, were examined for IgG antibodies against PUUV by an indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique.
| Capture site
|
Year | No. captured | No. seropositive | Prevalence (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | County | ||||
| Jeollabuk | Muju | 1996 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 44 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2000 | 23 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 2004 | 10 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Gangwon | Cheolwon | 2002 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Hongcheon | 1995 | 100 | 12 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 8 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 1999 | 25 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 11 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Inje | 1997 | 16 | 3 | 19 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Pyungchang | 2001 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 30 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Whacheon | 1998 | 7 | 1 | 14 | |
| Gyeonggi | Gapyung | 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paju | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pocheon | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yeonchon | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chungcheongnam | Yesan | 1997 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyeongsangbuk | Munkyung | 1998 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeollanam | Yeongkwang | 2003 | 4 | 0 | 0 |