TY - JOUR
T1 - Nephropathia epidemica
T2 - Incidence of clinical cases and antibody prevalence in an endemic area of Sweden
AU - Niklasson, B.
AU - Leduc, J.
AU - Nyström, K.
AU - Nyman, L.
PY - 1987/10
Y1 - 1987/10
N2 - The incidence of nephropathia epidemica (NE) was compared with the NE antibody prevalence in normal population in a highly endemic area of Sweden (Västerbotten county). The antibody prevalence rate in the oldest age groups were found to be 14 and 20 times higher than the accumulated life-risk of being hospitalized with NE for men and women respectively. Whether the infection in persons not admitted to hospital is subclinical, atypical or clinically fulminant, remains to be determined.
AB - The incidence of nephropathia epidemica (NE) was compared with the NE antibody prevalence in normal population in a highly endemic area of Sweden (Västerbotten county). The antibody prevalence rate in the oldest age groups were found to be 14 and 20 times higher than the accumulated life-risk of being hospitalized with NE for men and women respectively. Whether the infection in persons not admitted to hospital is subclinical, atypical or clinically fulminant, remains to be determined.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0950268800068060
DO - 10.1017/S0950268800068060
M3 - Article
C2 - 2890534
AN - SCOPUS:0023425212
SN - 0950-2688
VL - 99
SP - 559
EP - 562
JO - Epidemiology and infection
JF - Epidemiology and infection
IS - 2
ER -