Neutralizing Antibodies in Survivors of Sin Nombre and Andes Hantavirus Infection

Neutralizing Antibodies in Survivors of Sin Nombre and Andes Hantavirus Infection

We evaluated titers of homotypic and heterotypic neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) to Andes and Sin Nombre hantaviruses in plasma samples from 20 patients from Chile and the United States. All but 1 patient had high titers of NAb. None of the plasma samples showed high titers against the heterologous v...

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Main Authors: Francisca Valdivieso, Pablo Vial, Marcela Ferres, Chunyan Ye, Diane Goade, Analia Cuiza, Brian Hjelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hantavirus
Andes virus
neutralizing antibodies
Sin Nombre virus
Chile
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-0930_article
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Summary:We evaluated titers of homotypic and heterotypic neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) to Andes and Sin Nombre hantaviruses in plasma samples from 20 patients from Chile and the United States. All but 1 patient had high titers of NAb. None of the plasma samples showed high titers against the heterologous virus.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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