Antibodies to respiratory syncytial virus in a normal community in Chandigarh area, northern India.
A survey for the presence of respiratory syncytial (RS) virus antibodies has been carried out in 346 sera from a healthy community in northern India. The results showed that 19.6% of the sera were positive and had a titre of 16 or more. The higher titres were observed more frequently in the younger age groups. There is, therefore, serological evidence for the occurrence of RS virus infection in India.
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