Table 2. Testing for hantavirus among residents of urban and rural areas of Anajatuba, Maranhão, Brazil, May 2005*.

Zone	Town	Total population	No. (%) persons sampled	No. (%) persons positive†
Urban	Limirique and Porção do Junco (neighborhood)	1,059	54 (5.09)	9 (16.7)
Rural	Areal	375	42 (11.2)	3 (7.1)
	Bacabal	790	57 (7.2)	7 (12.3)
	Olho d’água	193	51 (26.4)	5 (9.8)
	Quebra	584	38 (6.5)	5 (13.2)
	São Roque and Pastoradouro	634	51 (8.0)	3 (5.9)
Rural zone total		2,576	239 (9.3)	23 (9.6)
Total		3,635	293 (8.1)	32 (10.9)

*Data were provided by the Health Municipal Secretary of the Anajatuba Municipality, 2005.
†By immunoglobulin G testing.