| ecological study of hantavirus infection in wild rodents in an endemic area in brazil. | a 3-year ecological study of small mammals was carried out in an endemic area for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the state of santa catarina in southern brazil. a total of 994 rodents of 14 different species corresponding to the subfamilies of sigmodontinae, murinae, eumysopinae, and caviinae were captured during 2004-2006. oligoryzomys nigripes and akodon montensis were the most abundant species and showed a clear seasonal pattern with higher population sizes during the winter. rodent populat ... | 2014 | 24291677 |