Prevalence of antibodies against A and B influenza viruses in south-western Papua New Guinea

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 820-824

  Puzelli, Simona ^a   Boros, Stefano ^a   Affinito, Chiara ^a   Calzoletti, Laura ^a   Facchini, Marzia ^a   Danaya, Robert T ^b   Owen, Ifor L ^c   Pozio, Edoardo ^a   Rezza, Giovanni ^a   Donatelli, Isabella ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b PORT MORESBY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Papua New Guinea)

^c National Veterinary Laboratory Boroko   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Human influenza viruses; Human transmission; Melanesian population; Seroepidemiologic study; Seroprevalence rates

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

HUMAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; INFLUENZAVIRUS B; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 33646490748     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20629     Document Type: Article

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