IgG Against Dengue Virus in Healthy Blood Donors, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Vairo, Francesco; Nicastri, Emanuele; Yussuf, Salma Masauni; Cannas, Angela; Meschi, Silvia; Mahmoud, Mwanakheir AA; Mohamed, Azza H.; Maiko, Paul Mohamed; De Nardo, Pasquale; Bevilacqua, Nazario; Castilletti, Concetta; Di Caro, Antonino; Racalbuto, Vincenzo; Ippolito, Giuseppe

Back to Previous Page

- Add this to...
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Google Bookmarks
- LinkedIn

IgG Against Dengue Virus in Healthy Blood Donors, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Published Date:

Mar 2014

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 20(3):465-468.

[PDF - 422.02 KB]

Details:

Personal Authors:

Vairo, Francesco ; Nicastri, Emanuele ; Yussuf, Salma Masauni ; Cannas, Angela ; Meschi, Silvia ; ... More ▼

Keywords:

[+]

Description:

We conducted a seroprevalence survey among 500 healthy adult donors at Zanzibar National Blood Transfusion Services. Dengue virus IgG seroprevalence was 50.6% and independently associated with age and urban residence. These data will aid in building a surveillance, preparedness, and response plan for dengue virus infections in the Zanzibar Archipelago.

Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Supporting Files:

13-0150.nxml	text/plain
license.txt	text/plain

No Related Documents.

You May Also Like:

Human Gyrovirus in Healthy Blood Donors, France

Personal Author:

Biagini, Philippe; Bédarida, Sandra; Touinssi, Mhammed; Galicher, Vital;

Corporate Author:

Philippe de Micco.

Published:

Jun 2013

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 19(6):1014-1015.

File Type:

[PDF - 327.74 KB]
Hepatitis C Virus in Blood Donors, Brazil

Personal Author:

Torres, Kátia Luz; Malheiro, Adriana; Tateno, Adriana; Amabile de Lima, Tatiane; Maia, Laura Patricia Viana; Pimentel, João Paulo Diniz; Encarnação de Morais, Márcia Poinho; de Melo Usui, Christiane Santana; de Oliveira Braga, Flavia; Silva, Igor Araújo Ferreira; Vasquez, Felicien; Levi, José Eduardo;

Published:

Apr 2009

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(4):676-678.

File Type:

[PDF - 157.29 KB]
Human Herpesvirus 8 in Healthy Blood Donors, Argentina

Personal Author:

Pérez, Celeste L.; Tous, Mónica I.; Zala, Norma; Camino, Sofía;

Published:

Jan 2010

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 16(1):150-151.

File Type:

[PDF - 152.33 KB]
Seroprevalence of Toscana Virus in Blood Donors, France, 2007

Personal Author:

Brisbarre, Nadège; Attoui, Houssam; Gallian, Pierre; Di Bonito, Paola; Giorgi, Colomba; Cantaloube, Jean-Francois; Biagini, Philippe; Touinssi, Mhammed; Jordier, Francois; de Micco, Philippe;

Published:

May 2011

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 17(5):941-943.

File Type:

[PDF - 136.18 KB]
Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies in Blood Donors, France

Personal Author:

Mansuy, Jean-Michel; Bendall, Richard; Legrand-Abravanel, Florence; Sauné, Karine; Miédouge, Marcel; Ellis, Vic; Rech, Henri; Destruel, François; Kamar, Nassim; Dalton, Harry R.; Izopet, Jacques;

Published:

Dec 2011

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 17(12):2309-2312.

Description:

Using a validated sensitive assay, we found hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG in 52.5% of voluntary blood donors in southwestern France. This finding suggests HEV is highly endemic to this region. The high HEV prevalence may reflect local dietary practices...

File Type:

[PDF - 219.39 KB]