Epidemiological survey on Hantaan-related virus infection of wild rats(Rattus norvigicus) in Korea

Kim, Hee-sun; Graham, Robert Ross; Lee, Jun-hak; Kang, Mun-il; Koh, Hong-bum

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1993;33(2):321-326.

Hee-sun Kim¹, Robert Ross Graham¹, Jun-hak Lee¹, Mun-il Kang², Hong-bum Koh²

¹United State Army Medical Research Unit, Republic of Korea
²College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnan National University

국내 야생 집쥐(Rattus norvigicus)의 유행성 출혈열바이러스 감염증의 역학조사

김희선¹, ¹, 이준학¹, 강문일², 고홍범²

¹미육군 의학연구소
²전남대학교 수의과대학

Abstract

Sixty eight wild rats were caught from Seoul, Kyonggi, Kangwon, Cholla, and Kyongsang provinces in Korea. All of them were confirmed in the same species, Rattus norvigicus. All of sera from wild rats were examined by indirect immunofluorescent test against Hantaan-related virus. Detection of anti-body to Hantaan-related virus were 4 out of 68 rats(5.9%), including 2 of 8(25.0%) rats in Kangwon and 2 of 20 rats(10.0%) in Kyongsang province. No difference of the sero-positive rates between sex of rats tested to Hantaan-related virus was recognized. According to age, four rats with antibodies(1:320~640) to Hantaan-related virus belonged one subadult, one young adult, one middle aged adult, and one old adult, respectively.

Key Words: Rattus norvigicus, Hantaan-related virus, age, immunofluorescence