title: SARS-CoV antibody prevalence in all Hong Kong patient contacts.
abstract: A total of 1,068 asymptomatic close contacts of patients with severe acute respiratory (SARS) from the 2003 epidemic in Hong Kong were serologically tested, and 2 (0.19%) were positive for SARS coronavirus immunoglobulin G antibody. SARS rarely manifests as a subclinical infection, and at present, wild animal species are the only important natural reservoirs of the virus.
authors.affiliation: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
authors.forename: Gabriel M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Pui-Hong
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Wilina
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Steve K K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Patsy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: Christi A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: Azra C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ghani
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Neil M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Roy M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Yuk-lung
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mok
authors.forename: Tonny
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Pak-Yin
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: J S Malik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Peiris
authors.forename: Tai-Hing
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hedley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G