SARS-CoV antibody prevalence in all Hong Kong patient contacts
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A total of 1,068 asymptomatic close contacts of patients with severe acute respiratory (SARS) from the 2003 epidemic in Hong Kong were serologically tested, and 2 (0.19%) were positive for SARS coronavirus immunoglobulin G antibody. SARS rarely manifests as a subclinical infection, and at present, wild animal species are the only important natural reservoirs of the virus.
Date Issued
2004-09-01
Date Acceptance
2004-09-01
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004, 10 (9), pp.1653-1656
ISSN
1080-6040
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Start Page
1653
End Page
1656
Journal / Book Title
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume
10
Issue
9
Copyright Statement
Public Domain. (CC BY.40) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
IMMUNOLOGY
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK
AGENT
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Viral
Child
Female
Hong Kong
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Male
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
SARS Virus
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Microbiology
1108 Medical Microbiology
1117 Public Health And Health Services
1103 Clinical Sciences