ANTIBODIES TO HERPES SIMPLEX AND EPSTEIN‐BARR VIRUSES IN FAROESE CHILDREN: ASSOCIATION WITH SIBSHIP SIZE, HEIGHT AND AGE

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Antibody to herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) capsid antibody were determined in 333 children from the Faroe Islands, aged 4, 8 and 13 yr. An analysis of multi-way frequency tables was performed, testing seropositivity for each virus against combinations of the following variables: sibship size, birth order, mother''s age at birth, birth weight, actual height and weight, age and sex. HSV-seropositivity was associated to sibship size, height and age; EBV-seropositivity was related only to age. How the findings fit into epidemiological patterns described for Hodgkin''s disease and multiple sclerosis, both suspected to be of viral origin is discussed. Evidently, HSV, but not EBV, should be among the candidates considered.

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