title: Orthobunyavirus antibodies in humans, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
abstract: We performed a serologic investigation to determine whether orthobunyaviruses commonly infect humans in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Orthobunyavirus-specific antibodies were detected by plaque reduction neutralization test in 146 (18%) of 823 persons tested. Further studies are needed to determine health risks for humans from this potentially deadly group of viruses.
authors.affiliation: Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA. blitvich@iastate.edu
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Blitvich
authors.forename: Rungrat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saiyasombat
authors.forename: Lourdes G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Talavera-Aguilar
authors.forename: Julian E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Garcia-Rejon
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Farfan-Ale
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Machain-Williams
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Loroño-Pino
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral