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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
6
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2003-1-17
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Serum samples from 497 children and adults inhabiting two neighbourhoods (Guamá and Terra Firme) in Belém, Pará, North Brazil were screened for the presence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) antibody using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. An overall 16.3% prevalence was found for these urban communities. Taken both genders together, prevalence rates of HHV-8 antibody increase gradually, across age-groups, ranging from 12.0% to 33.3%. When seroprevalence is analysed by gender, similar rates are found for female (18.4%) and male (14.0%) individuals. In the former gender group, seroprevalence rates increased from 10.3%, in children < or = 10 years of age, to 30.0% in adults 41-50 years of age. Conversely, among male subjects, the prevalence of HHV-8 antibodies decreased from 13.3% in children/young adults aged < or = 10 to 20 years of age to 6.1% in adults aged 21-30 years. From the 31-40 year-old group male onwards, seropositivity rates increased gradually, ranging from 8.3% to 66.7%. A significant difference in seropositivity rates was noted when comparing 21-30 age groups for female and male subjects: 23.3% and 6.1%, respectively (P = 0.03). Geometric mean optical densities were found to increase slightly from the lower to the higher age-groups. Our data suggest that transmission of HHV-8 occurs frequently in the general urban population of Belém, and that prevalence of antibody seems to increase with age.
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eng
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| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0036-4665
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
44
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
309-13
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Antibodies, Viral,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Brazil,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Herpesviridae Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Herpesvirus 8, Human,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Mass Screening,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Seroepidemiologic Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:12532213-Urban Population
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Prevalence of human herpesvirus 8 antibodies in the population of Belém, Pará, Brazil.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Serviço de Virologia Geral, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Fundação Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Belém, Pará, Brasil. ronaldofreitas@iec.pa.gov.br
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Journal Article
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