The 1970 yellow fever epidemic in Okwoga District, Benue Plateau State, Nigeria. 3. Serological responses in persons with and without pre-existing heterologous group B immunity.
Year: 1973
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Serological studies of persons infected with yellow fever (YF) during the 1970 epidemic in Okwoga District, Nigeria, indicated that epidemic YF occurred despite a high prevalence of pre-existing group B arbovirus immunity, which increased with age. The viruses involved were primarily dengue, Zika, and Wesselsbron. Patterns of responses of haemagglutination-inhibiting, complement-fixing, and neutralizing antibodies in primary YF and in superinfections are defined in this paper.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: T P Monath, D C Wilson, J Casals
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1828690778