Immune status of children of immigrants to poliomyelitis.
Four ethnic groups of children from the Glasgow area--155 Asians, 85 Africans, 85 Chinese, and 93 Scots--were examined for neutralising to poliovirus types 1, 2, and 3. Only seven of the 418 children had no detectable antibody, and of these, four were aged less than 7 months; none had received polio vaccine. The best-protected children were the Chinese (93% with antibody to all three poliovirus types), followed by the African (81%), Scottish (78%), and Asian children (77%). We conclude that children of immigrants are no more vulnerable to poliovirus infection than their Scottish counterparts.
D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000276:immunology; D012606:Scotland; D014611:Vaccination
D000914:Antibodies, Viral