Low prevalence of antibody to human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in Kadazans.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 21(2): 259-63, 1990 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2173152
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of antibody to human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viral capsid antigens (VCA) were analysed in sera from Kadazans of Sabah, North Borneo. At a serum dilution of 10, about 34% were positive for HHV-6 antibody but in contrast all 95 individuals studied were positive for EBV VCA antibody. The study shows that HHV-6 and EBV infection occur independently. The low frequency of seropositive individuals in this community suggests that other than socioeconomic factors are responsible for the spread of the virus.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Herpesvirus Humano 6
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Herpesvirus Humano 4
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Infecções por Herpesviridae
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Anticorpos Antivirais
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article