TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between habitat and prevalence of hantavirus infections in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) and wood mice (apodemus sylvaticus)
AU - Heyman, Paul
AU - Mele, Rita Van
AU - Smajlovic, Lejla
AU - Dobly, Alexandre
AU - Cochez, Christel
AU - Vandenvelde, Christian
PY - 2009/4/1
Y1 - 2009/4/1
N2 - In order to determine the habitat preferred by Myodes (before Clethrionomys) glareolus and the corresponding Puumala hantavirus seroprevalence in those habitats, we captured rodents simultaneously in three significantly different habitats. We compared trapping success and presence of virus per habitat during an ongoing epidemic in order to test the hypothesis of a density-dependent seroprevalence. Our study showed that bank vole population density, as well as Puumala virus seroprevalence, were habitat dependent. Apodemus sylvaticus was found more vulnerable for deteriorating habitat conditions than M. glareolus and could play a role as vehicle for Puumala virus and as mediator for inter- and conspecific virus transmission.
AB - In order to determine the habitat preferred by Myodes (before Clethrionomys) glareolus and the corresponding Puumala hantavirus seroprevalence in those habitats, we captured rodents simultaneously in three significantly different habitats. We compared trapping success and presence of virus per habitat during an ongoing epidemic in order to test the hypothesis of a density-dependent seroprevalence. Our study showed that bank vole population density, as well as Puumala virus seroprevalence, were habitat dependent. Apodemus sylvaticus was found more vulnerable for deteriorating habitat conditions than M. glareolus and could play a role as vehicle for Puumala virus and as mediator for inter- and conspecific virus transmission.
KW - Anaplasma
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Hantavirus
KW - Tick-borne encephalitis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=65249120162&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1089/vbz.2007.0155
DO - 10.1089/vbz.2007.0155
M3 - Article
C2 - 19271997
AN - SCOPUS:65249120162
SN - 1530-3667
VL - 9
SP - 141
EP - 146
JO - Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
JF - Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
IS - 2
ER -