Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection in Brazilian and Japanese Populations in the North-East of Brazil

• LINHARES Maria Ieda Siqueira

  Laboratôrio de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

• EIZURU Yoshito

  Department of Microbiology, Miyazaki Medical College

• TATENO Seiki

  Laboratôrio de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

• MINAMISHIMA Yoichi

  Laboratôrio de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

抄録

The seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection was examined for 434 Brazilians and 250 Japanese immigrants living in Recife and its vicinity, in the North-East of Brazil. A total of 684 sera from the healthy individuals were screened for IgG antibodies to HHV-6 by anticomplement immunofluorescence (ACIF) test. The seropositivity rate to HHV-6 showed little difference between the two groups: namely, it was 76.5% for Brazilians and 77.2% for Japanese immigrants. The seropositivity rate was constantly higher in females than in males. The high prevalence of anti-HHV-6 antibodies among children indicates that HHV-6 infection occurs very early in life.

収録刊行物

• MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY

  MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY 35 (11), 1023-1027, 1991

  Center For Academic Publications Japan

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• CRID: 1571698603034414336
• NII論文ID: 130003483733
• ISSN: 03855600
• Web Site: https://jlc.jst.go.jp/DN/JALC/00078181021?from=CiNii
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