Age-related seroprevalence study for St. Louis encephalitis in a population from Cordoba, Argentina

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Lorena Ivana Spinsanti²  Viviana Elizabeth Rɲ  María Pilar DÍaz¹  Marta Silvia Contigiani² 

[1] ,National University of Cordoba Faculty of Medical Sciences Institute of Virology "Dr. J.M.Vanella"Argentina

关键词: Seroprevalence;    St. Louis encephalitis;    Age;    Córdoba;    Argentina;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652002000200001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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% 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%), 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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