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Serological studies on infections by respiratory viruses of the inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

D. A. J. Tyrrell ,
M. Peto  and
N. King
M. Peto
Affiliation:
M.R.C. Common Cold Research Unit and the W.H.O. Reference Centre for Respiratory Virus Diseases
N. King
Affiliation:
M.R.C. Common Cold Research Unit and the W.H.O. Reference Centre for Respiratory Virus Diseases
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Sera were obtained from about half of the Tristan da Cunha islanders on reaching Cape Town in October 1961, a few months after reaching Britain and before returning to the Island in 1963.

After vaccination against current influenza A 2 and B serotypes antibodies were evoked against earlier serotypes, in particular against influenza A1 of 1951 with which the islanders had almost certainly been infected. Those who failed to develop antibody against A 2 and B after vaccination developed it later presumably owing to natural infection.

Almost all islanders developed antibodies against parainfluenza 3 and 1 and some against parainfluenza 2 and coxsackie A 21 viruses. There were no antibody rises against reoviruses.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 65 , Issue 3 , September 1967 , pp. 327 - 341
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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