VIRUS ANTIBODY SURVEY ON SERA OF RESIDENTS OF THE AMAZON VALLEY IN BRAZIL
VIRUS ANTIBODY SURVEY ON SERA OF RESIDENTS OF THE AMAZON VALLEY IN BRAZIL
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DOI:
10.4269/ajtmh.1958.7.36
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发表时间:
1958-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
THEILER, M
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作者:
CAUSEY, OR;THEILER, M
Sera from residents in 15 localities in the Amazon Valley were examined for antibodies to 14 arbor viruses by neutralization tests in mice. Viruses neutralized in high ratios were yellow fever, 44.7%; Ilheus, 36.2%; Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE), 16.7%; and Semliki Forest, 13.9%. Viruses neutralized in lower ratios were dengue I, 9.6%; West Nile, 6.1%; St. Louis, 5.5%; Bunyamwera, 4.7%; eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), 4.1%; Zika, 4.0%; Uganda S, 2.1%; dengue II, 2.0%; and western equine encephalitis (WEE), 1.6%. Bwamba was the only virus tested for which no antibodies were found. The evidence is not conclusive that Uganda S, Zika, West Nile, St. Louis, dengue II, or WEE virus occurs in the Amazon Valley. The positive results obtained with these agents may be due to immunological overlap with other immunologically related agents.