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

• Published in: Revista 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
• Language: English; Portuguese
• 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; Tropical environments; Urban areas; Urban Population; Young adults; Brazil

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...