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Haemorrhagic fever in Gabon. I. Incidence of Lassa, Ebola and Marburg viruses in Haut-Ogooué
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A serological enquiry aimed at determining the incidence of infection with Lassa, Ebola and Marburg viruses was conducted on the human population of the region of Haut-Ogooué (Gabon) and on primates. The results, obtained by the indirect immunofluorescence technique, showed that more than 6% of the human population had had contact with Ebola virus but no antibodies against Marburg or Lassa viruses were found. Most sera reacted to an Ebola antigen from a Zairian strain, but showed little or no reaction to an antigen from a Sudanese strain.
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The studies included in this review demonstrated low levels of antibodies in surveyed populations, with approximately one third of studies reporting a seroprevalence of 0%.
“The studies included in this review demonstrated low levels of antibodies in surveyed populations, with approximately one third of studies reporting a seroprevalence of 0% (26,36,39,41,46,50,52).”
From Marburg virus disease outbreaks, mathematical models, and disease parameters: a systematic review (2024) · cites this paper as [36]
The Results report no Lassa or Marburg antibodies in 253 human samples, supporting a 0% finding for those viruses; they also report Ebola antibodies in 6.3% of the population examined. This single study does not establish the review-wide claim that approximately one third of studies reported 0% seroprevalence. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSeroprevalence estimates of MVD and EVD are often reported together, with estimates for MVD consistently lower than for EVD.
“Seroprevalence estimates of MVD and EVD are often reported together, with estimates for MVD consistently lower than for EVD, e.g. (35,36,44,54).”
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“Presence of antibodies were assessed using a range of assays: Indirect Fluorescent Antibody assay (IFA) (6 studies [49, 44, 27, 32, 38, 36]); Hemagglutination Inhibition Assay (HAI/HI) (1 study [43]); Immunoglobulin G (IgG) (7 studies [31, 48, 47, 21, 33, 42, 50]); Immunoglobulin M (IgM) (2 studies [39, 40]); the rema…”
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- Authors
- Ivanoff, B., Duquesnoy, P., Languillat, G., Saluzzo, J. F., Georges, A., Gonzalez, J. P., & McCormick, J.
- Affiliations
- Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (GA)
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Venue
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1982-01
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 719-720
- ISSN
- 0035-9203 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2090430083
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Stirling
- Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Vectors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Virology and Viral Diseases
- Keywords
- Lassa virus, Ebola virus, Marburg virus, hemorrhagic fever, seroprevalence, antibody incidence, primates, Gabon
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Animals, Antibodies, Viral, Pan troglodytes, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Gabon, Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Lassa Fever, Lassa virus, Marburg Virus Disease, Pregnancy, Marburgvirus, Ebolavirus
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