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Seroprevalence of West Nile and dengue virus in the human population of the Bolivian Chaco
Author(s) -
Bartoloni Alessandro,
Remoli Maria Elena,
Farchi Francesca,
Zammarchi Lorenzo,
Fortuna Claudia,
Benedetti Eleonora,
Ciufolini Maria Grazia,
Macchioni Fabio,
Rojas Patricia,
Lara Yunni,
Padilla Claudia,
Roselli Mimmo,
Mantengoli Elisabetta,
Mantella Antonia,
Tolari Francesco,
Paredes Grover Alberto,
Monasterio Joaquín,
Valdarchi Catia,
Venturi Giulietta,
Rezza Giovanni
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.25283
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , virology , dengue fever , plaque reduction neutralization test , dengue virus , flavivirus , population , west nile virus , virus , biology , geography , serology , antibody , neutralization , medicine , environmental health , immunology
To determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV) in the human population of the Bolivian Chaco, we tested 256 inhabitants of two rural communities. The seroprevalence, confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test, was 7.8% and 2.7% for DENV and WNV, respectively.