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Tanapox. A serological survey of the lower Tana River valley

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. S. Axford  and
A. W. Downie
J. S. Axford
Affiliation:
University College Hospital Medical School, University Street, London, W.C. 1
A. W. Downie
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, Liverpool University, Liverpool L69 3BX
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Sera collected from the indigenous population of the Tana River valley during the Tana River Expedition in 1976 were examined for neutralizing antibody to Tanapox virus. Antibody was found in 9·2% of the population in infected areas. This result and the presence of antibody in four children indicated that infection had continued to occur in the area since the 1962 outbreak.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 83 , Issue 2 , October 1979 , pp. 273 - 276
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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