[Evaluation of the immune status against poliomyelitis in a group of young immigrants].
The immunity state towards poliomyelitis has been evaluated in 506 young immigrants coming from European and extraeuropean countries without immunization history. Polioviruses 1, 2 and 3 antibodies were detected in 97% of the serum samples. 15 subjects did not have detectable antibodies at 1:2 dilution for one or two polioviruses. Out of these subjects, 6 (coming mostly from East European Region) were negative in the undiluted serum too. On the whole, GMTs for type 1 (43,29) and 2 (41,9) appeared higher than those for type 3 (33,6). Moreover there are differences among the origin countries; in fact, GMTs more elevated for type 1 and 3 (74,6 and 49,6 respectively) have been observed in the subjects coming from the African region, as well in those coming from the American region.
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Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Parma, Via Volturno 39, 43100 Parma. mairialuisa.tanzi@unipr.it
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D000569:Americas / Q000208:ethnology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005061:Europe, Eastern / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000914:Antibodies, Viral