Arbovirus infections and viral haemorrhagic fevers in Uganda: a serological survey in Karamoja district, 1984
Autor(es): Rodhain F, Gonzalez J P, Mercier E, Helynck B, Larouze B, Hannoun C
Resumo: Sera collected in May 1984 from 132 adult residents of Karamoja district, Ug-a, were examined by haemagglutination inhibition tests for antibodies against selected arboviruses, namely Chikungunya - Semliki Forest alphaviruses (Togaviridae); dengue type 2, Wesselsbron, West Nile, yellow fever - Zika flaviviruses (Flaviviridae); Bunyamwera, Ilesha - Tahyna bunyaviruses (Bunyaviridae); - Sicilian s-fly fever phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae); - by immunofluorescence tests against certain haemorrhagic fever viruses, Lassa fever arenavirus (Arenaviridae), Ebola-Sudan, Ebola-Zaïre - Marburg filoviruses (Filoviridae), Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever nairovirus - Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae). Antibodies against Chikungunya virus were the most prevalent (47%), followed by flavivirus antibodies (16%), which were probably due mainly to West Nile virus. No evidence of yellow fever or dengue virus circulation was observed. A few individuals had antibodies against Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Lassa, Ebola - Marburg viruses, suggesting that these viruses all circulate in the area.
Imprenta: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 83, n. 6, p. 851-854, 1989
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/0035-9203(89)90352-0
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Flaviviridae ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Proteins ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - Serological diagnosis ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Zika fever
Data de publicação: 1989
