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- Title
Serological survey of a new type of reovirus in humans in China.
- Authors
BAI, B.; SHEN, H.; HU, Y.; HOU, J.; LIU, Z.; LI, R.; CHAI, Y.; HUANG, W.; MAO, P.
- Abstract
To evaluate the presence of a new type of reovirus (designated R4) in humans, we determined the prevalence of specific antibodies using a neutralization assay and ELISA. The sera from 97 healthy people and 219 patients in our hospital with measles, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, liver diseases, and diarrhoea were investigated. Although the study population was limited, our data suggested that R4 is widespread in the human population. A significantly higher level of R4-specific antibody in patients than in healthy people is worthy of consideration, since it poses a risk for aggravation of the extant illness by the reovirus.
- Subjects
CHINA; SEROLOGY; HEALTH surveys; REOVIRUS diseases; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; DISEASE prevalence; IMMUNOGLOBULINS
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2014, Vol 142, Issue 10, p2155
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0950268813003087