The prevalence of arboviral, rickettsial, and Hantaan-like viral antibody among schoolchildren in the Nile river delta of Egypt.

Abstract

A serosurvey was conducted during October and November 1989 to estimate the prevalence of selected arboviral, rickettsial, and Hantaan viral antibody among a sample of schoolchildren from 4 villages in the Bilbeis area of the Nile river delta, Egypt. Blood specimens were obtained from subjects aged 8 to 14 years. Enzyme immunoassay testing of the sera indicated that the prevalence of antibody was 9% (21/223) for Sicilian sandfly fever, 4% (8/223) for Rift Valley fever, 3% (15/437) for West Nile virus and 9% (28/315) for Hantaan (HTN) virus. Antibody was demonstrated among 22% (93/418) of the same study subjects against Coxiella burnetti, 53% (199/373) against Rickettsia typhi, and 37% (137/371) against R. conorii.

• Authors: A Corwin, M Habib, J Olson, D Scott, T Ksiazek, D M Watts
• Journal: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg) 1992 Nov-Dec Vol. 86 Issue 6 Pg. 677-9 ISSN: 0035-9203 [Print] England
• PMID: 1363163 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Bacterial
• Antibodies, Viral

Topics

• Adolescent
• Antibodies, Bacterial (analysis)
• Antibodies, Viral (analysis)
• Arbovirus Infections (epidemiology)
• Arboviruses (immunology)
• Child
• Egypt (epidemiology)
• Female
• Orthohantavirus (immunology)
• Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (epidemiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Rickettsia (immunology)
• Rickettsia Infections (epidemiology)