Serologic Evidence of Human and Swine Influenza in Mayan Persons

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ayora-Talavera, Guadalupe ; Cadavieco-Burgos, Juan Manuel ; Canul-Armas, Alejandro Bernardino
• Description:
  Antibodies against influenza viruses were detected in 115 serum samples from indigenous Mayan persons from Kochol, Yucatan. Seropositivity rates were 26.9% to A/Bayern/7/95, 40.8% to A/Sydney/5/97, 1.7% to A/Swine/Wisconsin/238/97, and 79.1% to A/Swine/Minnesota/593/99. This report is the first in Mexico of the prevalence of antibodies to swine influenza virus in humans.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Animals Antibodies, Viral Humans Indians, North American Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus Middle Aged Prevalence
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(1):158-160.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Mexico
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:15f7f0da59d394a251e3ecca386c5917c4d5f7108556bc33c4853149e07fabe7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15637/cdc_15637_DS1.pdf
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