Arthropod-borne virus antibodies in sera of residents of Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria 1980.
A survey for haemagglutination-inhibiting arthropod-borne virus antibody was carried out in the Kainji Lake area of Nigeria. Of 267 persons tested, 139 (52%) and 158 (59%) had alphavirus and flavivirus group HI antibody, respectively. The prevalence of antibody to individual virus antigen is as follows: Chikungunya, 45%; Semliki Forest, 25%; Sindbis, 33%, Yellow fever, 31%, Dengue type 2, 46%; and Zika 56%. The presence of high antibody rates to Chikungunya, Dengue type 2 and Yellow fever viruses is of public health significance. These viruses have been identified as the most important arthropod-borne viruses causing human infections in Nigeria.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000524:Alphavirus / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005416:Flavivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D018177:Flavivirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D014035:Togaviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D014036:Togaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral