| Literature DB >> 12754579 |
Luis Adrián Diaz1, Lorena Ivana Spinsanti, Walter Ricardo Almiron, Marta Silvia Contigiani.
Abstract
Una virus (UNAV), Togaviridae family, is widely distributed in South America, where infections have been detected in mosquitoes and vertebrate hosts (humans, birds and horses). We analyzed human sera from Córdoba inhabitants aged 44 to 89 years and using a neutralization test, we found a prevalence of UNAV antibodies of 3.8% (3/79). The low titers detected suggest past infections probably acquired in rural areas of the Province of Córdoba (central Argentina). None sera were found positive for MAYV neutralizing antibodies. This is the first report of human infections by UNAV in Argentina.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12754579 DOI： 10.1590/s0036-46652003000200012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo ISSN： 0036-4665 Impact factor: 1.846