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A serological investigation of 1583 healthy residents of several ecologic zones of central and northern Italy showed the presence of IgG antibodies to hantaviruses in 37 (2.3%) of them. No antibodies to hanta-viruses were found in 158 individuals conceivably at risk to acquiring infection with these viruses. Two of 20 mammalogists and 3 of 51 patients on renal dialysis had low titer (16–32) antibody to hantaviruses. Of 257 others at possible risk, 9 of 192 farmers and 7 of 65 foresters had antibody to hantaviruses and more often had relatively higher titers than did the others with antibody.
Antibodies to hantaviruses were detected in 26 of 50 Rattus norvegicus, 3 of 17 Rattus rattus, and 6 of 31 Mus musculus captured in Rome. Titrations of rodent sera provided indications of infection with a Seoul-like virus, rather than with Hantaan or other hantaviruses. No antibodies to Hantaan, Seoul, or Puumala virus were found in 32 rodents trapped on the Pontine Islands near Rome.
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Nuti, M., Ieradi, L.A., Cristaldi, M., Gibbs, C.J. (1990). Prevalence of antibody to hantaviruses in humans and rodents in Italy. Provisional evidence of Hantaan-like virus infections in humans and Seoul-like virus infections in rodents. In: Calisher, C.H. (eds) Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, Tick- and Mosquito-Borne Viruses. Archives of Virology Supplementum, vol 1. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9091-3_10
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