title: Prevalence of antibodies against A and B influenza viruses in South-Western Papua New Guinea.
abstract: Influenza viruses remain a major cause of respiratory disease in both developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, there is little information on the prevalence of this respiratory infection in many developing countries, such as Papua New Guinea, since most of the available data originate from studies carried out in industrialized countries. In the present study, a serosurvey among residents of 47 remote villages of Papua New Guinea was conducted to evaluate the intensity of exposure to human influenza A and B viruses. The data obtained confirm the co-circulation of these antigenic variants, reported having circulated in the Southern Hemisphere. Variations in seroprevalence of influenza A and B virus infection were found within the study area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puzelli
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boros
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Affinito
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calzoletti
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Facchini
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Danaya
authors.forename: Ifor L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pozio
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rezza
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Donatelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000276:immunology*; D009981:Influenza B virus / Q000276:immunology*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral