Prevalence of serum IgG antibodies to Puumala virus (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden
SUMMARY A stratified and randomly-selected population sample was identified in 1990 in order to study the seroprevalence of nephropathia epidemica (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden. Sera from 1538 subjects (750 men, 788 women), 25—64 years of age, were analysed for the pres...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0950268800051542 2024-06-23T07:55:36+00:00 Prevalence of serum IgG antibodies to Puumala virus (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden Ahlm, C. Linderholm, M. Juto, P. Stegmayr, B. Settergren, B. 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800051542 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0950268800051542 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Epidemiology and Infection volume 113, issue 1, page 129-136 ISSN 0950-2688 1469-4409 journal-article 1994 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800051542 2024-06-05T04:04:44Z SUMMARY A stratified and randomly-selected population sample was identified in 1990 in order to study the seroprevalence of nephropathia epidemica (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden. Sera from 1538 subjects (750 men, 788 women), 25—64 years of age, were analysed for the presence of Puumala virus (PUV) specific-IgG by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test. Specific IgG was detected in sera from 83 subjects (5·4%). Men and women had similar seroprevalence rates. The highest seroprevalences were found in subjects 55 years or older (8·0%) and among farmers and forestry workers (15·9%). The geographic distribution of seropositive individuals was uneven and there were significantly more seropositive persons in rural than in urban areas (P < 0·05). Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Cambridge University Press Epidemiology and Infection 113 1 129 136 |
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SUMMARY A stratified and randomly-selected population sample was identified in 1990 in order to study the seroprevalence of nephropathia epidemica (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden. Sera from 1538 subjects (750 men, 788 women), 25—64 years of age, were analysed for the presence of Puumala virus (PUV) specific-IgG by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test. Specific IgG was detected in sera from 83 subjects (5·4%). Men and women had similar seroprevalence rates. The highest seroprevalences were found in subjects 55 years or older (8·0%) and among farmers and forestry workers (15·9%). The geographic distribution of seropositive individuals was uneven and there were significantly more seropositive persons in rural than in urban areas (P < 0·05). |
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Ahlm, C. Linderholm, M. Juto, P. Stegmayr, B. Settergren, B. Prevalence of serum IgG antibodies to Puumala virus (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden |
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Ahlm, C. Linderholm, M. Juto, P. Stegmayr, B. Settergren, B. |
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Prevalence of serum IgG antibodies to Puumala virus (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden |
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Prevalence of serum IgG antibodies to Puumala virus (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden |
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Prevalence of serum IgG antibodies to Puumala virus (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden |
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Prevalence of serum IgG antibodies to Puumala virus (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden |
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Prevalence of serum IgG antibodies to Puumala virus (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in Northern Sweden |
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prevalence of serum igg antibodies to puumala virus (haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) in northern sweden |
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