Meshkat Zahra, Chinikar Sadegh, Shakeri MohammadTaghi, Manavifar Lida, Moradi Maryam, Mirshahabi Hessam, Jalali Tahmineh, Khakifirouz Sahar, Shahhosseini Nariman
Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Laboratory (National Ref. Lab), Pasteur Institute of Iran.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2015 Mar;8(3):203-5. doi: 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60315-1.
To evaluate the prevalence of West Nile virus seropositivity in the general population of Mashhad, Northeast of Iran.
One hundred and eighty two individuals living in the city of Mashhad were studied using cluster sampling method. Both IgM and IgG antibodies against WNV were detected by ELISA method.
In this study, the overall IgG seroprevalence of positive West Nile virus was 11%; however, IgM antibody was not found in the participants.
Our study suggested that the prevalence rate of West virus is considerable in Mashhad city. It seems necessary for clinicians and health care workers to be aware of WNV infection in the Northeast Iran.
评估伊朗东北部马什哈德普通人群中西尼罗河病毒血清阳性率。
采用整群抽样法对居住在马什哈德市的182人进行研究。通过酶联免疫吸附测定法检测针对西尼罗河病毒的IgM和IgG抗体。
在本研究中，西尼罗河病毒IgG总体血清阳性率为11%；然而，参与者中未发现IgM抗体。
我们的研究表明，马什哈德市西尼罗河病毒感染率相当高。临床医生和医护人员似乎有必要了解伊朗东北部的西尼罗河病毒感染情况。
