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Adenovirus, parainfluenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus antibodies in the sera of Jamaicans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Roy Jennings
Roy Jennings
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
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Surveys for respiratory virus antibodies in the Jamaican population have shown that adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza types 1 and 3 virus antibodies are acquired early in life. The incidence of haemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies to parainfluonza viruses increases rapidly with age and almost all adults possess parainfluenza type 3 antibody, usually in high titre. Parainfluenza type 1 antibodies are only slightly less common. Complement-fixing antibodies to the adenovirus group were also observed to increase in incidence with age.

Complement-fixing antibody to respiratory syncytial virus was less common in Jamaican sera than antibody to the other respiratory viruses described here. The highest titres were observed in the youngest age-group.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 70 , Issue 3 , September 1972 , pp. 523 - 529
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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