Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 559-562 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Epidemiology and infection |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Diseases
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