La Crosse Encephalitis Surveillance using Single Versus Paired Serologic Testing

Summary We evaluated the validity of single versus paired serologic testing for La Crosse virus (LACV) encephalitis surveillance. Compared with paired serology, a single positive IgG or IgM immunoflourescent antibody titre appears useful for LACV encephalitis surveillance with sensitivity, 75%; spec...

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Published in:	Zoonoses and public health Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 181 - 183
Main Authors:	Murphree, R., Dunn, J. R., Schaffner, W., Jones, T. F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2012
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over analysis Animal diseases Animals Antibodies, Viral Antibodies, Viral - analysis Antibodies, Viral - immunology Antigens, Viral Antigens, Viral - analysis Antigens, Viral - immunology Blood tests California encephalitis orthobunyavirus Child Child, Preschool diagnosis encephalitis Encephalitis, California Encephalitis, California - diagnosis Encephalitis, California - immunology Encephalitis, California - virology epidemiology Female Fluorescent Antibody Technique Hospitalization Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin G - analysis immunoglobulin M Immunoglobulin M - analysis immunologic techniques immunology Infant isolation & purification La Crosse virus La Crosse virus - immunology La Crosse virus - isolation & purification Male Medical diagnosis methods Middle Aged monitoring Predictive Value of Tests Reproducibility of Results Sentinel Surveillance Serologic Tests Serologic Tests - methods statistics & numerical data surveillance Tennessee Tennessee - epidemiology Viral infections virology Young Adult Tennessee
ISSN:	1863-1959, 1863-2378, 1863-2378
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