Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Sep;17(9):1347-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03538.x. Epub 2011 Jul 13.
Serological survey of antibodies to influenza A viruses in a group of people without a history of influenza vaccination.
Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17: 1347-1349
ABSTRACT: A serological survey for antibodies to influenza viruses was performed in China on a group of people without a history of influenza vaccination. Using the haemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay, we found seropositivity rates for seasonal H3N2 to be significantly higher than those for seasonal H1N1.
Samples positive for antibodies to the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus increased from 0.6% pre-outbreak to 4.5% (p <0.01) at 1 year post-outbreak. Interestingly, HI and neutralization tests showed that 1.4% of people in the group have antibodies recognizing H9N2 avian influenza viruses, suggesting that infection with this subtype may be more common than previously thought.
PubMed
Serological survey of antibodies to influenza A viruses in a group of people without a history of influenza vaccination.
Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17: 1347-1349
ABSTRACT: A serological survey for antibodies to influenza viruses was performed in China on a group of people without a history of influenza vaccination. Using the haemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay, we found seropositivity rates for seasonal H3N2 to be significantly higher than those for seasonal H1N1.
Samples positive for antibodies to the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus increased from 0.6% pre-outbreak to 4.5% (p <0.01) at 1 year post-outbreak. Interestingly, HI and neutralization tests showed that 1.4% of people in the group have antibodies recognizing H9N2 avian influenza viruses, suggesting that infection with this subtype may be more common than previously thought.
PubMed