SEROLOGICAL STUDIES ON EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SANDFLY FEVER IN OLD-WORLD
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 54 (6) , 663-674
Abstract
Selected human sera from 59 different localities in Africa, the Mediterranean littoral, eastern Europe and Asia were examined by plaque reduction neutralization test against 8 sandfly (Phlebotomus) fever virus serotypes (Sicilian, Naples, Arumowot, SudAn 754-61, Karimabad, Salehabad, Gordil and Saint Floris) known to occur in the Old World. Results of these studies provide new information on the geographic distribution and prevalence of human infection with each of the viruses. Specific neutralizing antibodies were detected against all agents except Salehabad. Naples and Sicilian antibodies were encountered most frequently and had the widest geographic range; they were found only in area where Phlebotomus papatasi occurs. Age-specific antibody rates for several of the viruses are presented. These data and the epidemiology of sandfly fever are discussed.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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