title: Surveillance of humoral immunity to measles virus in Ilorin, Nigeria and environ.
abstract: Detection of measles specific IgG in serum was done on 618 samples obtained from Nigerians (aged 11 years or more) resident in Ilorin (urban) and Shao (a suburban outlay of Ilorin). An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method was used. Eighty-six percent of the sampled population had detectable antibody levels. Significant differences were found between positivity rates in the two locations studied and between the sexes in the urban samples.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Pathology & Immunology Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Oyeyinka
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Aiyedun
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Erasmus
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Olukoga
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Okesina
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ajayi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000917:Antibody Formation; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000592:standards*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G