Serological Evidence of Human Infection with the Paramyxovirus Yucaipa in Senegal, West Africa

H. J. A. Fleury Laboratoire de Virologie, Université de Bordeaux II, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université de Dakar, 33076 Bordeaux, France

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J. F. Bonnici Laboratoire de Virologie, Université de Bordeaux II, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université de Dakar, 33076 Bordeaux, France

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M. Babin Laboratoire de Virologie, Université de Bordeaux II, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université de Dakar, 33076 Bordeaux, France

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P. du Pasquier Laboratoire de Virologie, Université de Bordeaux II, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université de Dakar, 33076 Bordeaux, France

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A. Samb Laboratoire de Virologie, Université de Bordeaux II, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université de Dakar, 33076 Bordeaux, France

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.190
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Volume 33: Issue 1
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190–191
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Sera from 353 people resident in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, were tested for hemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies against the avian paramyxovirus Yucaipa. Antibodies were demonstrated in five sera (1.4%), providing new evidence that this virus may infect humans.

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Copyright © 1984 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1984
Accepted:
08 Jun 1983
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Published Online:
Jan 1984
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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