Distribution and abundance of sigmodontine rodents in relation to hantavirus in Neuquén, Argentina

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-125

  Piudo, Luciana ^a   Monteverde, Martín ^a   Capria, Silvana González ^b   Padula, Paula ^b   Carmanchahi, Pablo ^a  

^a Ctro de Ecologia Apl del Neuquen   (Argentina)

^b Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andes hantavirus; Argentinean Patagonia; Peridomestic settings; Sigmodontine rodents; Spatio temporal variations

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HANTAVIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT DISEASE; SEASON; SIGMODONTINAE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARGENTINA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT DISEASES; SEASONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SIGMODONTINAE;

ABROTHRIX LONGIPILIS; HANTAVIRUS; OLIGORYZOMYS LONGICAUDATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 22144473360     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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