SARS-related Virus Predating SARS Outbreak, Hong Kong
oleh: Bo Jian Zheng, Yi Guan, Ka Hing Wong, Jie Zhou, Kin Ling Wong, Betty Wan Y. Young, Li Wei Lu, Shui Shan Lee
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Using immunofluorescence and neutralization assays, we detected antibodies to human severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and/or animal SARS-CoV–like virus in 17 (1.8%) of 938 adults recruited in 2001. This finding suggests that a small proportion of healthy persons in Hong Kong had been exposed to SARS-related viruses at least 2 years before the recent SARS outbreak.