Age-related seroprevalence study for St. Louis encephalitis in a population from Córdoba, Argentina
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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44(2): 59-62, Mar.-Apr. 2002. ilus, tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A serological screening was performed in 615 individuals aged 0-87 years, living in the city of Cordoba, Argentina to study the relationship between antibody prevalence for the SLE virus and age. A 13.98 percent prevalence of neutralizing antibodies was obtained and its relation to age was significantly high (p = 0.045). The highest seroprevalence was noted on individuals over 60 years old (>20 percent), whereas no subject under 10 was seropositive for this virus. Our results confirm that the agent is endemic in this area and neurological pathology studies should be performed on those individuals aged 60 since they represent the most susceptible group to SLE virus
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Encephalitis, St. Louis
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Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis
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Antibodies, Viral
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Argentina
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
National University of Cordoba/AR
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