Doggett J E
Bull World Health Organ. 1965;32(6):849-53.
Since it was first isolated in 1956, respiratory syncytial (RS) virus has been found in many parts of the world, generally in association with human respiratory illness, especially of young children. Previous studies have examined the frequency of serological evidence of infection in certain countries. The present study is a more general survey, dealing with the prevalence of RS virus antibody in sera from 14 different countries widely separated geographically. There was evidence of infection in all the populations studied, and the presence of antibody could not be accounted for by a relationship between RS virus and measles virus. It would therefore seem probable that RS virus is an agent of world-wide importance.
自1956年首次分离出呼吸道合胞(RS)病毒以来,已在世界许多地区发现该病毒,通常与人类呼吸道疾病有关,尤其是幼儿的呼吸道疾病。此前的研究调查了某些国家感染的血清学证据的频率。本研究是一项更全面的调查,涉及地理上广泛分布的14个不同国家血清中RS病毒抗体的流行情况。在所研究的所有人群中均有感染证据,且抗体的存在不能用RS病毒与麻疹病毒之间的关系来解释。因此,RS病毒似乎很可能是一种具有全球重要性的病原体。