Orthobunyavirus antibodies in humans, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

We performed a serologic investigation to determine whether orthobunyaviruses commonly infect humans in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Orthobunyavirus-specific antibodies were detected by plaque reduction neutralization test in 146 (18%) of 823 persons tested. Further studies are needed to determi...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 18; no. 10; pp. 1629 - 1632
Main Authors Blitvich, Bradley J, Saiyasombat, Rungrat, Talavera-Aguilar, Lourdes G, Garcia-Rejon, Julian E, Farfan-Ale, Jose A, Machain-Williams, Carlos, Loroño-Pino, Maria A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.10.2012
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Antibodies
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Bunyaviridae Infections - epidemiology
Bunyaviridae Infections - immunology
Bunyaviridae Infections - virology
Bunyaviruses
Cache Valley virus
Cholul virus
Dispatch
Genetic aspects
Health aspects
Humans
Mexico - epidemiology
Neutralization Tests
orthobunyavirus
Orthobunyavirus - immunology
Physiological aspects
RNA
serology
South River virus
surveillance
Viral antibodies
Mexico
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Summary:We performed a serologic investigation to determine whether orthobunyaviruses commonly infect humans in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Orthobunyavirus-specific antibodies were detected by plaque reduction neutralization test in 146 (18%) of 823 persons tested. Further studies are needed to determine health risks for humans from this potentially deadly group of viruses.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1810.120492