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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Kurkela, Satu ; Rätti, Osmo ; Huhtamo, Eili ; Uzcátegui, Nathalie Y. ; Nuorti, J. Pekka ; ... More +
Kurkela, Satu ; Rätti, Osmo ; Huhtamo, Eili ; Uzcátegui, Nathalie Y. ; Nuorti, J. Pekka ; Laakkonen, Juha ; Manni, Tytti ; Helle, Pekka ; Vaheri, Antti ; Vapalahti, Olli Less -
Description:
Sindbis virus (SINV), a mosquito-borne virus that causes rash and arthritis, has been causing outbreaks in humans every seventh year in northern Europe. To gain a better understanding of SINV epidemiology in Finland, we searched for SINV antibodies in 621 resident grouse, whose population declines have coincided with human SINV outbreaks, and in 836 migratory birds. We used hemagglutination-inhibition and neutralization tests for the bird samples and enzyme immunoassays and hemagglutination-inhibition for the human samples. SINV antibodies were first found in 3 birds (red-backed shrike, robin, song thrush) during their spring migration to northern Europe. Of the grouse, 27.4% were seropositive in 2003 (1 year after a human outbreak), but only 1.4% were seropositive in 2004. Among 2,529 persons, the age-standardized seroprevalence (1999-2003) was 5.2%; seroprevalence and incidence (1995-2003) were highest in North Karelia (eastern Finland). Grouse may contribute to the epidemiology of SINV in humans.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Alphavirus Infections
Animal Migration
Animals
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Galliformes
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Research
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sindbis Virus
Songbirds
Zoonoses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(1):41-47.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Finland
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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