title: Low prevalence of antibody to human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in Kadazans.
abstract: The prevalence of antibody to human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viral capsid antigens (VCA) were analysed in sera from Kadazans of Sabah, North Borneo. At a serum dilution of 10, about 34% were positive for HHV-6 antibody but in contrast all 95 individuals studied were positive for EBV VCA antibody. The study shows that HHV-6 and EBV infection occur independently. The low frequency of seropositive individuals in this community suggests that other than socioeconomic factors are responsible for the spread of the virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Cellular Biology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umamaheswari
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Ablashi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001893:Borneo / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral