High serum antibody titers to human herpesvirus-6 in Melanesian population.
IgG antibodies to human herpesvirus-6 were found by indirect immunofluorescence in the sera of 29 out of 45 tested healthy adults from Bratislava, and in 33 out of 49 healthy Melanesians from Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Although antibody seropositivity was similar in both population groups (64.5% and 67.4%, respectively), the geometric mean titer was significantly higher in the sera of Melanesians (p < 0.0001).
Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.
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D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008542:Melanesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G