Titre : | Serum antibodies to polioviruses in Alexandria, Egypt. (1999) |
Auteurs : | R. GABRIELI ; M. DIVIZIA ; Z. EL GAWHARY ; E. EL GHAZZAWI ; O.A. KADER ; A. PANA ; E. RENGANATHAN ; Medical Research Institute. Alexandria University. Alexandria. EGY ; University of Tor Vergata. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Public Health. Chair of Hygiene. Rome. ITA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | European journal of epidemiology (vol. 15, n° 3, 1999) |
Pagination : | 267-270 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Poliomyélite ; Virose ; Infection ; Virus ; Homme ; Egypte ; Afrique ; Surveillance épidémiologique ; Epidémiologie ; Prévalence ; Milieu rural ; Milieu urbain ; Système nerveux [pathologie] |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 4Z8vuR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Random sera, in a total of 192, were collected in the Fever Hospital of Alexandria, Egypt, and analysed for the presence of antibodies against polioviruses. The results show good antibody levels, only three sera (1.5%) were negative for poliovirus type 1,5 (2.6%) for poliovirus type 2 and 10 (5.2%) for poliovirus type 3 ; one subject was completely negative. |