Rapid Field Immunoassay for Detecting Antibody to Sin Nombre Virus in Deer Mice

Abstract

We developed a 1-hour field enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for detecting antibody to Sin Nombre virus in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). The assay specificity and sensitivity were comparable to those of a standard EIA. This test will permit identification of rodents with antibody to this and perhaps other hantaviruses.

Keywords

• Sin Nombre virus
• deer mouse
• hantavirus
• rapid diagnostic field test
• EIA
• rodent