[The intensity of immune response to T. native antigen in the residents of coastal settlements in the Chukotka district, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug].
Sixty-three (24.3%) out of 259 residents of coastal settlements were found to have a positive immune response to Trichinella antigen. All the seropositive cases were represented by people belonging to three ethnic groups: Chukchi (97.8%), Eskimos (1.2%), and Yakuts (1.0%). The antibody titers varied from 1:100 (32.8%) to 1:1600 (8.7%). The highest titer reactivity was observed in marine mammal hunters, retired persons, and non-manual employees. There was a direct relationship between the antibody titer values and the dietary habits of the respondents preferring traditional foods prepared from marine mammal meat.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D001110:Arctic Regions; D010872:Caniformia / Q000469:parasitology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012800:Siberia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014234:Trichinella / Q000276:immunology*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth