Seroprevalence of three emerging arboviral infections in Kuwaiti nationals
(East. Mediterr. health j).
em Inglês
| WHO IRIS
| ID: who-119274
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ABSTRACT
Diseases caused by dengue, s and fly fever and hanta viruses pose a major health risk in many countries. We determined the threat of these arboviral infections through a serologic using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] based tests. Hantavirus-specific antibodies were also detected using immunofluorescence. Of 499 samples tested for dengue virus IgG antibodies l4% were as positive for dengue positive by all the ELISA tests. Among the 42 showing strong IgG reactivity, only 1 was positive for dengue virus IgM antibodies. All samples tested for IgG antibodies to s and fly fever virus were negative. Hantavirus antibodies were detected in 11% of the 46 samples from high-risk individuals. The low prevalences suggest that at present these infections are not a serious problem in Kuwait
Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Dengue
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
WHO IRIS
Assunto principal:
Arbovírus
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Bunyaviridae
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Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
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Orthohantavírus
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Febre por Flebótomos
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Distribuição por Idade
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Infecções por Hantavirus
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Doenças Transmissíveis Emergentes
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Dengue
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Anticorpos Antivirais
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
2003