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Seroprevalence distribution of Aichi virus among a French population in 2006–2007

Seroprevalence distribution of Aichi virus among a French population in 2006–2007 Little is known about the epidemiology of Aichi virus, which is a new member of the family Picornaviridae , in the genus Kobuvirus . We report here on seroprevalence in France. Sera were screened using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for immunoglobulin G. Of 972 sera tested, seroprevalence ranged from 25% for the 7-month-to-9-year-old age group to about 85% for the 30-to-39-year-old age group and older age groups. Our ELISA correlated well with the microneutralization technique. This study shows that Aichi virus is quite frequent in France and that seroconversion occurs before the age of 40. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Virology Springer Journals

Seroprevalence distribution of Aichi virus among a French population in 2006–2007

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Biomedicine; Infectious Diseases; Medical Microbiology ; Virology
ISSN
0304-8608
eISSN
1432-8798
DOI
10.1007/s00705-008-0091-0
pmid
18446423
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Abstract

Little is known about the epidemiology of Aichi virus, which is a new member of the family Picornaviridae , in the genus Kobuvirus . We report here on seroprevalence in France. Sera were screened using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for immunoglobulin G. Of 972 sera tested, seroprevalence ranged from 25% for the 7-month-to-9-year-old age group to about 85% for the 30-to-39-year-old age group and older age groups. Our ELISA correlated well with the microneutralization technique. This study shows that Aichi virus is quite frequent in France and that seroconversion occurs before the age of 40.

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Archives of VirologySpringer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 2008

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