TY - JOUR
T1 - Seroprevalence of Human Parvovirus B19 Infection in Sao Tomé and Principe, Malawi and Mascarene Islands
AU - Schwarz, T. F.
AU - Gürtler, L. G.
AU - Zoulek, G.
AU - Deinhardt, F.
AU - Roggendorf, M.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - The prevalence of antibodies to human parvovirus B19 (anti-B19 IgG) in sera (n = 577) from Sao Tomé and Principe, Malawi and Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Rodriguez Islands) was determined by antibody capture ELISA. The B19 prevalence was 51.5% on Sao Tomé and Principe, 58.4% in Malawi, and 55.0% on the Mauritius mainland and 2.2% on Rodriguez Island, indicating that B19 virus is highly prevalent not only in Europe, Japan and the Americas but also in the African region. Rodriguez Islands has a very low B19 prevalence.
AB - The prevalence of antibodies to human parvovirus B19 (anti-B19 IgG) in sera (n = 577) from Sao Tomé and Principe, Malawi and Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Rodriguez Islands) was determined by antibody capture ELISA. The B19 prevalence was 51.5% on Sao Tomé and Principe, 58.4% in Malawi, and 55.0% on the Mauritius mainland and 2.2% on Rodriguez Island, indicating that B19 virus is highly prevalent not only in Europe, Japan and the Americas but also in the African region. Rodriguez Islands has a very low B19 prevalence.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0934-8840(89)80077-5
DO - 10.1016/S0934-8840(89)80077-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 2550018
AN - SCOPUS:0024323283
SN - 0934-8840
VL - 271
SP - 231
EP - 236
JO - Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie
JF - Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie
IS - 2
ER -