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Summary
Sera from an appreciable number of 442 wild rats trapped in several widely separated areas of the United States contained neutralizing antibodies against the EMC group of viruses. The incidence of positive sera varied considerably in different geographic regions with the highest rate (87%) occurring in rats from the state of Mississippi.
Similar serological studies on other species of small wild animals failed to provide evidence of the occurrence among them of natural infection with the EMC viruses.
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