The prevalence of arboviral, rickettsial, and Hantaan-like viral antibody among schoolchildren in the Nile river delta of Egypt.
A serosurvey was conducted during October and November 1989 to estimate the prevalence of selected arboviral, rickettsial, and Hantaan viral antibody among a sample of schoolchildren from 4 villages in the Bilbeis area of the Nile river delta, Egypt. Blood specimens were obtained from subjects aged 8 to 14 years. Enzyme immunoassay testing of the sera indicated that the prevalence of antibody was 9% (21/223) for Sicilian sandfly fever, 4% (8/223) for Rift Valley fever, 3% (15/437) for West Nile virus and 9% (28/315) for Hantaan (HTN) virus. Antibody was demonstrated among 22% (93/418) of the same study subjects against Coxiella burnetti, 53% (199/373) against Rickettsia typhi, and 37% (137/371) against R. conorii.
US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000276:immunology*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral