Table 3.
Sex, Size class, and Antibody Titers of 21 Virus-Positive Alston's Cotton Rats and 4 Virus-Positive Pygmy Rice Rats Captured in 1997 in Western Venezuela
| Animal no. | Speciesa | Sex | Size class (length)b | Trap site | Antibody titersc | Virus-positive specimen(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FHV-3874 | Sals | M | IV (153) | CH-1 | 320, <20 | L, K |
| FHV-3875 | Sals | M | III (134) | CH-1 | 320, 80 | L, K |
| FHV-3877 | Sals | M | III (128) | CH-1 | ≥640, 160 | L, K |
| FHV-3878 | Sals | M | II (125) | CH-1 | 20, <20 | L, S, K |
| FHV-3900 | Sals | F | IV (149) | CH-1 | 320, 80 | L, K |
| FHV-3902 | Sals | F | III (126) | CH-1 | ≥640, 80 | L, K |
| FHV-3903 | Sals | M | III (128) | CH-1 | 160, 20 | L, S, K |
| FHV-3907d | Sals | M | III (132) | CH-1 | 40, <20 | L |
| FHV-3945d | Sals | M | III (141) | CH-2 | 320, 80 | L, S, K |
| FHV-3962 | Sals | F | IV (146) | CH-2 | 320, 160 | L, K |
| FHV-3989 | Sals | M | II (120) | CH-1 | 20, <20 | L, S |
| FHV-3993 | Sals | M | III (130) | CH-1 | 160, 40 | L, S, K |
| FHV-4013 | Sals | M | III (141) | CH-2 | 80, 20 | L, S, K |
| FHV-4014 | Sals | F | III (129) | CH-2 | 80, 20 | L, K |
| FHV-4017 | Sals | M | III (131) | CH-2 | <20, <20 | L |
| FHV-4052d | Sals | F | II (114) | HM-2 | 160, 20 | L, S, K, OP swab, U |
| FHV-4061 | Sals | F | III (139) | HM-2 | 320, 80 | L, S, K |
| FHV-4063 | Sals | M | IV (148) | HM-1 | 160, 20 | K |
| FHV-4073d | Sals | M | III (143) | HM-1 | 160, 40 | L, S, K |
| FHV-4074 | Sals | M | IV (147) | HM-1 | 40, 20 | L, S, OP swab, U |
| FHV-4133 | Sals | M | IV (150) | HM-2 | 80, 20 | K |
| FHV-4043d | Osp | M | — (82) | HM-1 | <20, <20 | L, S, K |
| FHV-4083e | Osp | F | — (83) | HM-3 | 80, 80 | L, S, K, U |
| FHV-4129 | Osp | M | — (83) | HM-2 | 320, 160 | L, U |
| FHV-4134 | Osp | M | — (99) | HM-2 | <20, <20 | L |
The Alston's cotton rats are arranged by locality, with CH followed by HM.
Size class (nose-to-rump length, measured in mm).
Antibody titers to CADV strain VHV-574 and MAPV strain HV 97021050, respectively.
The nucleotide sequences of a fragment of the nucleocapsid protein gene and fragment of the glycoprotein precursor gene of the hantavirus isolated from lung tissue from this animal were determined in this study.
MAPV prototype strain 97021050 was originally isolated from the spleen of pygmy rice rat FHV-4083 (Fulhorst et al. 2004).
L, lung; S, spleen; K, kidney; OP swab, oropharyngeal swab; U, urine; CADV, Caño Delgadito virus; MAPV, Maporal virus.