[Prevalence of varicella-zoster virus antibodies in young adults from different Brazilian climatic regions].
To evaluate the prevalence of varicella-zoster virus infection in young adults from different Brazilian urban regions, 975 serum samples from blood donors aged 20 to 29 years, from tropical climate cities (Salvador and Fortaleza) and from temperate climate cities (S o Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre) were tested by an in-house ELISA for detection of anti-varicella-zoster virus IgG antibodies. The overall prevalence was 94.2%. The lowest rate was observed in Fortaleza (88.7%) and the highest in Curitiba (99.5%). Seroprevalence in tropical regions of Brazil (89.4%) was significantly higher than in temperate regions (97.3%), a similar pattern to that observed in other tropical countries.
Reis
Alexanda Dias
AD
Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. adiasreis@bol.com.br
Pannuti
Claudio Sérgio
CS
de Souza
Vanda Akico Ueda Fick
VA
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001782:Blood Donors; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014505:Urban Population
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G