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. 2010 Aug;10(6):629–637. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0206

Table 2.

Prevalence of Antibodies to Arenaviruses in 4893 Cricetid Rodents Captured in New Mexico, Texas, or Mexico, 1995–2008

Species Antibody prevalencea Map location(s)b Species Antibody prevalencea Map location(s)b
Baiomys musculus 0/57   Peromyscus gratus 0/10  
Baiomys taylori 8/167 9, 12 Peromyscus hooperi 0/6  
Habromys ixtlani 0/5   Peromyscus hylocetes 0/8  
Habromys schmidlyi 0/2   Peromyscus leucopus 11/432 1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 14
Habromys sp. 0/1   Peromyscus levipes 0/64  
Hodomys alleni 0/1   Peromyscus maniculatus 9/145 4, 6, 18, 22
Megadontomys cryophilus 0/4   Peromyscus megalops 1/61 24
Megadontomys nelsoni 1/12 23 Peromyscus melanocarpus 0/15  
Megadontomys thomasi 0/16   Peromyscus melanophrys 2/28 17
Neotoma albigula 0/63   Peromyscus melanotis 1/135 22
Neotoma floridana 0/1   Peromyscus merriami 0/6  
Neotoma leucodon 12/42 15–17 Peromyscus mexicanus 4/56 26, 27
Neotoma mexicana 1/26 17 Peromyscus nasutus 0/16  
Neotoma micropus 19/154 1, 3, 5, 6, 14 Peromyscus ochraventer 0/11  
Neotoma sp. 0/1   Peromyscus pectoralis 0/442  
Neotomodon alstoni 0/7   Peromyscus schmidlyi 0/1  
Oligoryzomys fulvescens 0/27   Peromyscus spicilegus 0/31  
Onychomys arenicola 0/4   Peromyscus truei 0/2  
Onychomys leucogaster 3/61 1, 12 Peromyscus zarhynchus 0/2  
Onychomys torridus 0/3   Peromyscus spp. 7/293 19–21, 24
Oryzomys alfaroi 0/6   Reithrodontomys bakeri 0/3  
Oryzomys chapmani 0/25   Reithrodontomys fulvescens 0/76  
Oryzomys couesi 1/43 25 Reithrodontomys gracilis 0/2  
Oryzomys melanotis 0/4   Reithrodontomys megalotis 0/94  
Oryzomys palustris 7/185 11 Reithrodontomys mexicanus 0/48  
Oryzomys rostratus 0/1   Reithrodontomys microdon 0/4  
Oryzomys spp. 0/64   Reithrodontomys montanus 0/11  
Osgoodomys banderanus 0/15   Reithrodontomys sumichrasti 2/82 24
Peromyscus attwateri 3/443 5, 8 Reithrodontomys spp. 1/56 4
Peromyscus aztecus 0/25   Sigmodon alleni 0/1  
Peromyscus beatae 0/34   Sigmodon hispidus 2/627 5, 8
Peromyscus boylii 3/314 7 Sigmodon mascotensis 0/52  
Peromyscus difficilis 0/10   Sigmodon ochrognathus 0/13  
Peromyscus eremicus 0/75   Sigmodon toltecus 2/71 28
Peromyscus furvus 0/53   Sigmodon spp. 0/32  
Peromyscus gossypinus 0/5   Tylomys sp. 0/1  
      Total 100/4893  
a

Number positive/number tested for antibody (immunoglobulin G) to arenaviruses.

b

The numbers indicate the locations of the antibody-positive counties and municipalities in the map in Figure 1.