Prevalence of antibodies against A and B influenza viruses in South-Western Papua New Guinea
| Autor: | Marzia Facchini, Chiara Affinito, Isabella Donatelli, Simona Puzelli, Edoardo Pozio, Ifor L. Owen, Laura Calzoletti, Giovanni Rezza, Robert T. Danaya, Stefano Boros |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Adolescent Developing country Antibodies Viral Virus law.invention Serology Papua New Guinea Seroepidemiologic Studies law Virology Influenza Human Epidemiology Odds Ratio Humans Medicine Seroprevalence Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry virus diseases Respiratory infection Middle Aged Influenza B virus Infectious Diseases Transmission (mechanics) Influenza A virus Female Viral disease business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Virology. 78:820-824 |
| ISSN: | 1096-9071 0146-6615 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jmv.20629 |
| Popis: | Influenza viruses remain a major cause of respiratory disease in both developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, there is little information on the prevalence of this respiratory infection in many developing countries, such as Papua New Guinea, since most of the available data originate from studies carried out in industrialized countries. In the present study, a serosurvey among residents of 47 remote villages of Papua New Guinea was conducted to evaluate the intensity of exposure to human influenza A and B viruses. The data obtained confirm the co-circulation of these antigenic variants, reported having circulated in the Southern Hemisphere. Variations in seroprevalence of influenza A and B virus infection were found within the study area. J. Med. Virol. 78:820–824, 2006. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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