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Neutralizing antibodies against certain recently isolated viruses in the sera of human beings residing in East Africa.

Publication Details

J. Immunol., 69, 223-234. 1952 CE.

First report of human illness caused by Zika virus, detected in Uganda and Tanzania. 38 patients had neutralizing antibodies to Zika virus in their blood serum, proving that they had been infected by the virus.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

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Thematic Classifications

COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Tanzania COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Uganda INFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Mosquito-Borne Diseases › Zika Virus Disease VIROLOGY › VIRUSES (by Family) › Flaviviridae › Zika Virus

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