Puzelli Simona, Boros Stefano, Affinito Chiara, Calzoletti Laura, Facchini Marzia, Danaya Robert T, Owen Ifor L, Pozio Edoardo, Rezza Giovanni, Donatelli Isabella
Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
J Med Virol. 2006 Jun;78(6):820-4. doi: 10.1002/jmv.20629.
Influenza viruses remain a major cause of respiratory disease in both developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, there is little information on the prevalence of this respiratory infection in many developing countries, such as Papua New Guinea, since most of the available data originate from studies carried out in industrialized countries. In the present study, a serosurvey among residents of 47 remote villages of Papua New Guinea was conducted to evaluate the intensity of exposure to human influenza A and B viruses. The data obtained confirm the co-circulation of these antigenic variants, reported having circulated in the Southern Hemisphere. Variations in seroprevalence of influenza A and B virus infection were found within the study area.
在发达国家和发展中国家，流感病毒仍然是呼吸道疾病的主要病因。然而，在许多发展中国家，如巴布亚新几内亚，关于这种呼吸道感染流行情况的信息却很少，因为大多数现有数据来自在工业化国家开展的研究。在本研究中，对巴布亚新几内亚47个偏远村庄的居民进行了血清学调查，以评估甲型和乙型人流感病毒的暴露强度。所获数据证实了这些抗原变异株的共同流行，据报道它们曾在南半球流行。在研究区域内发现了甲型和乙型流感病毒感染血清阳性率的差异。
