Prevalence of varicella-zoster virus antibodies in young adults from different Brazilian climatic regions

To evaluate the prevalence of varicella-zoster virus infection in young adults from different Brazilian urban regions, 975 serum samples from blood donors aged 20 to 29 years, from tropical climate cities (Salvador and Fortaleza) and from temperate climate cities (S o Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegr...

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Published inRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 36; no. 3; p. 317
Main Authors Reis, Alexanda Dias, Pannuti, Claudio Sérgio, de Souza, Vanda Akico Ueda Fick
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
English
Published Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 01.05.2003
Subjects
Adult
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Blood Donors
Brazil - epidemiology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Feces - parasitology
Herpesvirus 3, Human - immunology
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Prevalence
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Tropical Climate
Urban Population
Brazil
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Summary:To evaluate the prevalence of varicella-zoster virus infection in young adults from different Brazilian urban regions, 975 serum samples from blood donors aged 20 to 29 years, from tropical climate cities (Salvador and Fortaleza) and from temperate climate cities (S o Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre) were tested by an in-house ELISA for detection of anti-varicella-zoster virus IgG antibodies. The overall prevalence was 94.2%. The lowest rate was observed in Fortaleza (88.7%) and the highest in Curitiba (99.5%). Seroprevalence in tropical regions of Brazil (89.4%) was significantly higher than in temperate regions (97.3%), a similar pattern to that observed in other tropical countries.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86822003000300001