Autor(es): Eisenhut M, Schwarz T F, Hegenscheid B

Resumo: Vector-borne virus infections were studied in 670 German overseas aid workers who had spent an average of 37.7 months in tropical areas of Africa - Asia. Antibodies to dengue viruses (DEN) were detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay in 43/670 (6.4%) aid workers. Of these 43, 41 (95.3%) were also positive for antibodies to dengue by haemagglutination inhibition assay. The highest seroprevalence was in aid workers returning from Thail- (19.4%), Benin (14.8%) - Burkina Faso (9.2%). Antibodies to chikungunya virus (CHIK) were detected in 9/670 (1.3%) aid workers, - the highest seroprevalence to anti-CHIK IgG was in aid workers who had resided in Benin (5.7%) - Thail- (5.5%). Antibodies to Sindbis virus were detected only in 1/670 (0.1%) aid worker who had been to Zambia. Vector-borne virus infections, especially DEN, pose a health risk for aid workers.

Imprenta: Infection, v. 27, n. 2, p. 82-85, 1999

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1007/BF02560502

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Flaviviridae ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Proteins ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 1999

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