Danish children in Greenland have high Epstein-Barr virus titers

Danish children brought to Greenland have somewhat higher mean titers of antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus than do Danish children in Denmark, although their titers are lower than those found in Eskimo children. This study presents the first evidence of increases in Epstein-Barr virus titers in migra...

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Published in:Infection and Immunity
Main Authors: Ebbesen, P, Melbye, M, Levine, P H, Andersen, H K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1983
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.41.1.418-419.1983
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/iai.41.1.418-419.1983
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Summary:Danish children brought to Greenland have somewhat higher mean titers of antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus than do Danish children in Denmark, although their titers are lower than those found in Eskimo children. This study presents the first evidence of increases in Epstein-Barr virus titers in migrant children.