| serological survey of prospect hill virus infection in indigenous wild rodents in the usa. | we found serological evidence of infection with prospect hill virus, a hantaan-like virus isolated from meadow voles (microtus pennsylvanicus), in microtine and cricetid rodents trapped in maryland, west virginia, minnesota and california, usa. fluorescent antibodies were detected in sera from m. pennsylvanicus (74/277), m. californicus (39/185), clethrionomys gapperi (5/51), peromyscus maniculatus (4/22) and p. truei (1/11). sera from seropositive p. maniculatus contained neutralizing antibodie ... | 1987 | 2895510 |
| native trichinosis in wild rodents in henrico county, virginia. | encapsulated larvae of trichinella spiralis were found in wild-trapped, microtus pennsylvanicus and sigmodon hispidus. in addition, peromyscus leucopus and mus musculus again were found infected. these mammals were trapped from a farm site in henrico county, virginia, remote from known potential sources of trichinosis. the possible zoonotic relationship between wild rodent trichinosis and swine trichinosis is discussed. | 1980 | 7001047 |