SARS-related Virus Predating SARS Outbreak, Hong Kong

SARS-related Virus Predating SARS Outbreak, Hong Kong

Using immunofluorescence and neutralization assays, we detected antibodies to human severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and/or animal SARS-CoV–like virus in 17 (1.8%) of 938 adults recruited in 2001. This finding suggests that a small proportion of healthy persons in...

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Main Authors: Bo Jian Zheng, Yi Guan, Ka Hing Wong, Jie Zhou, Kin Ling Wong, Betty Wan Y. Young, Li Wei Lu, Shui Shan Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS
SARS-related virus
previous exposure
serologic study
dispatch
Hong Kong
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/2/03-0533_article

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