Seroepidemiology of rotavirus in a children population, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Authors

  • Ricardo Ishak Universidade Federal do Pará; Centro de Ciências Biológica; Departamento de Patologia
  • Alexandre da Costa Linhares Universidade Federal do Pará; Centro de Ciências Biológica; Departamento de Patologia
  • Yvone Gabbay Universidade Federal do Pará; Centro de Ciências Biológica; Departamento de Patologia
  • Marluísa O. G. Ishak Instituto Evandro Chagas
  • Divina D. P. Cardoso Universidade Federal de Goiás; Instituto de Patologia Tropical

Abstract

A sample of 125 sera from children aged 0-10 years old from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, yielded an 82.4% prevalence rate of antibodies to rotavirus (through an enzyme immunoassay). In this study, the 1-3 year old group shows the highest risk of infection with rotavirus. No sex difference was evident. Regional seroepidemiological data is of the utmost importance in order to identify the behaviour of the virus in the population at risk, specially with the advent of a vaccine for the agent. The enzyme imu- noassay test was compared to counterimmuno-electro-osmophoresis and was shown to be more sensitive for the detection of antibodies.

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Published

1984-10-01

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 5 (1984)

Section

Soroepidemiology

How to Cite

Ishak, R., Linhares, A. da C., Gabbay, Y., Ishak, M. O. G., & Cardoso, D. D. P. (1984). Seroepidemiology of rotavirus in a children population, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 26(5), 280-284. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/87331