Autor(es): Manson-Bahr P E, Downie A W

Resumo: Sera collected from inhabitants of the Tana River valley in 1971 were examined for antibody to tanapox virus. Neutralizing antibody was present in 16.3%. The levels of antibody - its presence in two children under the age of 10 years indicated that infection had been occurring in the area since the reported outbreak in 1962. A comparison of the incidence - distribution of antibodies in the same sera to West Nile virus revealed marked similarities suggesting that tanapox, like West Nile virus infections, might be transmitted in the same way-namely, by a culicine mosquito.

Imprenta: British Medical Journal, v. 2, n. 5859, p. 151-153, 1973

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 1973