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Antibody to cytomegalovirus in Malta*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

L. J. Spiteri ,
Roma Chamberlain ,
Richard Pollard  and
J. O'H. Tobin
L. J. Spiteri
Affiliation:
Department of Health, Valetta, Malta
Roma Chamberlain
Affiliation:
Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
Richard Pollard
Affiliation:
Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
J. O'H. Tobin
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU
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Antibody to cytomegalovirus (CMV) was sought in sera from Malta using immunofluorescence. Seven per cent of the infants, 36% of the school children, increasing to 100% of the adults aged over 40 years were found to have antibody. Most infection occurred in pre-school children and adults over 25 years of age. This pattern of antibody acquisition appears different from that described for other countries.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 88 , Issue 2 , April 1982 , pp. 355 - 359
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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