Seroepidemiological study of herpes viruses in Nepal.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
;
1991 Sep; 22(3): 323-5
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-33868
ABSTRACT
The antibody positive rates among Nepalese, in a community, to herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) were studied. Immune adherence hemagglutination test (for VZV) and complement fixation test (for HSV and CMV) were used to measure the antibodies. An 80% positive rate of anti-HSV antibodies was found in early childhood (1-4 years) that further increased with age (96.1% positive in greater than 15 years age). Only 25% of children 1-4 years old showed antibodies to VZV but the number of positives increased rapidly with age (82.9% in greater than 15 years age). Antibody against CMV was positive in all the subjects studied.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Complement Fixation Tests
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Immune Adherence Reaction
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Prevalence
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Adolescent
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Age Factors
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Herpesviridae Infections
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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