Article
Regional outbreak of mumps due to genotype H in Korea in 1999.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2004
Lee Joo-Yeon, Na Byoung-Kuk, Kim Jee-Hee, Lee Jin-Soo, Park Jong-Won, Shin Gu-Choul, Cho Hae-Wol, Lee Ho-Dong, Gou Un-Yeong, Yang Byoung-Kuk, Kim Joon, Kang Chun, Kim Woo-Joo
Abstract excerpt
Serological and virological studies were carried out of a mumps outbreak which occurred in one region, Yoeju County, Southeast of Seoul in Korea from September to December, 1999. Sera from 736 children at 8-13 years of age of patients with mumps and healthy children were tested for mumps-specific antibodies by enzyme immunoassay. The overall IgM positive rate was 7.6% (56/736), compared with 69.8% (514/736) for...
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