title: Prevalence of serum antibodies to Norwalk virus among Norwegian military recruits.
abstract: The prevalence of serum antibodies against Norwalk virus among military recruits in Norway was investigated using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A total of 1017 sera were assayed for anti-Norwalk virus total antibodies (ig), of which 300 (29.5%) were positive. Of 227 positive sera, 10.6 and 15.4% were positive for IgA and IgM, respectively, while 2.2% were positive for both. The prevalence of antibodies against Norwalk virus in south-east Norway was significantly higher than that in northern Norway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Microbiology and Food Hygiene, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Myrmel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rimstad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Estes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Skjerve
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wasteson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009663:Norwalk virus / Q000276:immunology*; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007075:Immunoglobulin M