Serological investigations on the cause of diarrhoea on the Cape Verde Islands.
In the serological tests 45.9% of all samples reacted positive against rota virus. 20.8% of samples revealed Entamoeba histolytica positive sera, 25% Shigella flexneri positive sera, 12.3% Shigella sonnei and 13% Shigella dysenteriae positive sera. Campylobacter jejuni antibodies were found in 19% of samples, whereas 6.3% of sera reacted positive against Yersinia enterocolitica Type 3 and 4.8% against Type 9.
Institute of Hygiene of the University of Graz, Austria.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001266:Atlantic Islands; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral