Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus-Specific Antibodies in a Cohort of Blood Donors in Northeastern Italy

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作者
Pierro, Anna [1 ]
Gaibani, Paolo [1 ]
Manisera, Claudia [1 ]
Dirani, Giorgio [1 ]
Rossini, Giada [1 ]
Cavrini, Francesca [1 ]
Ghinelli, Florio [2 ]
Ghinelli, Paolo [2 ]
Finarelli, Alba Carola [3 ]
Mattivi, Andrea [3 ]
Macini, Pier Luigi [3 ]
Castellani, Gastone [4 ]
Landini, Maria Paola [1 ]
Sambri, Vittorio [1 ]
机构
[1] S Orsola Malpighi Univ Hosp, Reg Reference Ctr Microbiol Emergencies CRREM, Operat Unit Clin Microbiol, I-40138 Bologna, Italy
[2] Ferrara Blood Donor Assoc AVIS, Ferrara, Italy
[3] Publ Hlth Author Emilia Romagna, Bologna, Italy
[4] Univ Bologna, Dept Phys, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
关键词
Blood donors; Seroprevalence; West Nile virus;
D O I
10.1089/vbz.2011.0616
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
IgG and IgM levels against West Nile virus (WNV) were measured in 20,033 serum samples that were obtained between October 2008 to September 2009 from 9913 blood donors in the district of Ferrara, northeastern Italy. As confirmatory test, a microneutralization assay was used to detect the presence of neutralizing antibodies against WNV. Sixty-eight subjects (0.69%) were positive for anti-WNV by immunofluorescence assay. Large differences in the prevalence of antibodies to WNV were noted between towns in the area evaluated.
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页码:1605 / 1607
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