title: [The status of immunity against poliomyelitis. The 5th cooperative study of the German Union to Control Viral Diseases, Inc].
abstract: Neutralizing antibodies against poliovirus types 1, 2 and 3 were determined in the serum samples, supplied by 11 virological institutes, from 3,341 subjects of different ages living in the western part of the Federal Republic of Germany. The 3 poliovirus types were found in all age groups, with a seroprevalence of at least 80%. Although antibodies against the 3 types of poliovirus in the age-groups up to 30 years were demonstrated more frequently than in the previous years in which samples had been examined (1969, 1972, 1978 and 1983), 33% of subjects over 40 years (this age-group had not previously been tested) did not have complete immunity against all 3 poliovirus types. For this reason immunization against poliomyelitis should continue to be recommended when indicated, especially before travels to regions where the disease is endemic.
authors.affiliation: Hygienisch-bakteriologisches Landesuntersuchungsamt, Westfalen, Münster.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maass
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Doerr
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D005860:Germany, West / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen zur Immunitätslage gegen Poliomyelitis. 5. kooperative Studie der Deutschen Vereinigung zur Bekämpfung der Viruskrankheiten e. V.