Orthobunyavirus antibodies in humans, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;18(10):1629-32. doi: 10.3201/eid1810.120492.

Abstract

We performed a serologic investigation to determine whether orthobunyaviruses commonly infect humans in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Orthobunyavirus-specific antibodies were detected by plaque reduction neutralization test in 146 (18%) of 823 persons tested. Further studies are needed to determine health risks for humans from this potentially deadly group of viruses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Bunyaviridae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Bunyaviridae Infections / immunology
  • Bunyaviridae Infections / virology
  • Humans
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Orthobunyavirus / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral