Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1994;34(4):815-819.
Murine typhus infection of wild rats(Rattus norvegicus) in Korea
Hee-sun Kim1, Robert Ross Graham1, Mun-il Kang2, Hong-bum Koh2
1United State Army Medical Research Unit-Republic of Korea
2College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University
국내 야생 집쥐(Rattus norvegicus)의 murine typhus 감염조사
김희선1, 1, 강문일2, 고홍범2
1미육군의학연구소
2전남대학교 수의과대학
Abstract
Sixty eight wild rats, Rattus norvegicus, were caught from Seoul city, Kyonggi, Kangwon, Cholla, and Kyongsang-provinces. All sera collected from rats were examined by immunofluorescent test to find antibody against murine typhus. The antibody prevalance to murine typhus was 4.4%(3/68). Sero-positive rate was 12.5%(2/16) in Kyonggi province and 12.5%(1/8) in Cholla province. The sero-positive rate difference between sexes of rats was not recognized. Three Rattus norvegicus having antibody to murine typhus were morphologically classified as subadult with 8.3%(1/12), middle-aged adult with 5.9%(1/17), and old adult with 4.8%(1/21), respectively.
Key Words: Rattus norvegicus, murine typhus, antibody, sex, age


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