Age-related seroprevalence study for St. Louis encephalitis in a population from Córdoba, Argentina
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; 44(2): 59-62, Mar.-Apr. 2002. ilus, tab
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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
Assunto principal:
Encefalite de St. Louis
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Vírus da Encefalite de St. Louis
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Anticorpos Antivirais
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
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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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article