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

H. J. A. FleuryLaboratoire 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. BonniciLaboratoire 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. BabinLaboratoire 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 PasquierLaboratoire 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. SambLaboratoire 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
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08 Jun 1983
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Jan 1984
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