Large scale irrigation and arbovirus epidemiology, Kano Plain, Kenya. II. Preliminary serological survey
Autor(es): Bowen E T, Simpson D I, Platt G S, Way H, Bright W F, Day J, Achapa S, Roberts J M
Resumo: 1,844 of 4,109 sera collected from children in 26 schools on the Kano Plain, Nyanzo Province, Kenya during May and June 1969 were tested for antibodies to a variety of arboviruses. Over 60% of the children had HI antibodies against both Chikungunya and O'nyong-nyong viruses and 45% had antibody levels of 1 : 160 or greater against O'nyong-nyong suggesting recent infection with this virus. 35% of children aged less than 6 years had O'nyong-nyong virus antibodies and O'nyong-nyong was probably the virus responsible for most of the group A virus antibody. The average annual probability of infection with O'nyong-nyong virus was calculated at 9·6% and the virus is probably endemic in the area.
Imprenta: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 67, n. 5, p. 702-709, 1973
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/0035-9203(73)90041-2
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Flaviviridae ; 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 - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 1973
