Seroepidemiologic Study Designs for Determining SARS-COV-2 Transmission and Immunity
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Serologic studies are crucial for clarifying dynamics of the coronavirus disease pandemic. Past work on serologic studies (e.g., during influenza pandemics) has made relevant contributions, but specific conditions of the current situation require ...
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Measles seroprevalence in persons over one year of age in Chandigarh, India
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022 Measles continues to result in focal outbreaks in India, despite over three decades of universal infant vaccination. The aims of this study were to examine measles immunity in the population of Chandigarh, India, and to compare immunity by vaccination vs.
Joseph L. Mathew +8 more
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Seroepidemiological Studies of Transfusion-associated Hepatitis
The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1972 Serial specimens of serum collected every week from a group of 79 patients who received blood transfusions before or after surgical operation were examined for Australia (Au) antigen and antibody. Out of 18 cases which received Au positive blood, 8 developed antigenemia and 7 produced antibody. Out of 61 cases which received Au negative blood, 21 cases
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Seroprevalence of Poliovirus Antibodies in the United States Population, 2009–2010
BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Polio is eliminated in the United States, with the last indigenous transmission occurring in 1979. However, global eradication of polio has not yet been completed, so importation of poliovirus into the U.S. is still possible.
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Host-feeding patterns of Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans arabiensis, a Rift Valley Fever virus vector in the Ferlo pastoral ecosystem of Senegal [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Host-vector contact is a key factor in vectorial capacity assessment and thus the transmission of mosquito-borne viruses such as Rift Valley Fever (RVF), an emerging zoonotic disease of interest in West Africa.
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Journal of Islamic International Medical CollegeObjective: To determine the seroprevalence of Herpes simplex virus among females of childbearing age. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Virology department, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Rawalpindi, from 1July 2022
Faraz Ahmed
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Population-based seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and the herd immunity threshold in Maranhão
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2020 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. METHODS: A population-based household survey was performed, from July 27, 2020 to August 8, 2020.
Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva +20 more
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Health advantages of transition to batch management system in farrow-to-finish pig herds [PDF]
, 2012 Sow batch management systems have become more popular due to advantages in labour planning, piglet batch sizes, all-in all-out practices and health management. The present study investigated the potential health advantages of 10 selected farrow-to-finish
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Investigating the immunizing effect of the rubella epidemic in Japan, 2012-14
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Objectives: A rubella epidemic occurred in Japan from 2012-14, involving more than 15,000 cases. The present study aimed to estimate the immunizing effect of the epidemic, analyzing seroepidemiological data that were collected over time and age. Methods:
Hiroshi Nishiura +3 more
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Molecular and serological evidence of flea-associated typhus group and spotted fever group rickettsial infections in Madagascar [PDF]
, 2017 This research was supported by the Wellcome Trust (RCDF and Senior Fellowship to ST, #081705 and #095171), the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, and the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, a Division of the Armed Forces Health ...
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