Seroprevalence of zika virus and dengue virus infection among foreign workers in Taiwan
| Autor: | Chia-HuaLee, 李家華 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 107 Seroprevalence and the international transmission risk of Zika virus (ZIKV) and dengue virus (DENV) infection in Southeast Asian countries remain largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of IgM and IgG antibodies against DENV and ZIKV among 600 newly arrived foreign workers from Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand. IgM against DENV was detected in only three workers, one from the Philippines (0.7%) and the other two from Thailand (1.3%). The seroprevalence of anti-ZIKV IgM was 4.7%, 3.3%, 3.3% and 0.7% in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, respectively. Among the 600 foreign workers, 6 (1%) were further confirmed to have recent ZIKV infection by plaque reduction neutralization test. The results suggest that the incidence of Zika virus infection in this area may be seriously underestimated. |
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