Prevalence of Cytomegalovirus Antibodies in Brazilian and Japanese Populations in the North-East of Brazil

• Published in: MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY Vol. 33; no. 11; pp. 975 - 980
• Main Authors: Linhares, Maria Ieda Siqueira, De Andrade, Gildete Patriota, Tateno, Seiki, Eizuru, Yoshito, Minamishima, Yoichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1989; Center For Academic Publications Japan; Center for Academic Publications Japan
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Antibodies, Viral - analysis; Biological and medical sciences; Brazil; Child; Child, Preschool; Cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus - immunology; Cytomegalovirus Infections - epidemiology; Epidemiology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Immunoglobulin G - analysis; Infant; Japan - ethnology; Male; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Virology; Brazil; Japan; South America; Cytomegalovirus; Immunoglobulins; Ethnic origin; Seropositivity; Antibody; Herpesviridae; Sex; IgG; Serology; Mother child relation; Enzyme immunoassay; Betaherpesvirinae; Epidemiology; Japanese; Survival; Virus; America; Brazil; Population; Serum; ELISA assay; Age
• ISSN: 0385-5600; 1348-0421
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1989.tb00985.x

The serological status to cytomegalovirus (CMV) was examined for 616 Brazilians and 399 Japanese immigrants living in the North-East of Brazil. The sera were screened for IgG antibodies to CMV by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The overall prevalence of CMV antibodies was higher in the Japanese population (83.7%) than in the Brazilian population (69.8%). The seropositivity was analyzed by factors of age, sex, ethnic background, and socioeconomic status. Mother-baby contact seems to be a factor of significance in the seroepidemiology of CMV infection.