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Euro Surveill. Influenza A(H1N1)2009 antibody seroprevalence in Scotland following the 2010/11 influenza season

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  • Euro Surveill. Influenza A(H1N1)2009 antibody seroprevalence in Scotland following the 2010/11 influenza season

    [Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]

    Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 20, 19 May 2011

    Rapid communications
    Influenza A(H1N1)2009 antibody seroprevalence in Scotland following the 2010/11 influenza season



    W E Adamson ()<SUP>1</SUP>, E C McGregor<SUP>1</SUP>, K Kavanagh<SUP>2</SUP>, J McMenamin<SUP>3</SUP>, S McDonagh<SUP>4</SUP>, P J Molyneaux<SUP>5</SUP>, K E Templeton<SUP>6</SUP>, W F Carman<SUP>1</SUP>
    1. West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
    2. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
    3. Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland
    4. Microbiology Department, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, Scotland
    5. Department of Medical Microbiology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland
    6. Edinburgh Specialist Virology Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
    <HR>
    Citation style for this article: Adamson WE, McGregor EC, Kavanagh K, McMenamin J, McDonagh S, Molyneaux PJ, Templeton KE, Carman WF. Influenza A(H1N1)2009 antibody seroprevalence in Scotland following the 2010/11 influenza season. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(20):pii=19871. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=19871
    Date of submission: 17 May 2011
    <HR>
    Following the 2010/11 influenza season, we determined the age- and location-specific seroprevalence of antibodies against the influenza A(H1N1)2009 virus in Scotland. Samples were analysed by microneutralisation assay. Age/seropositivity profiles varied significantly between cities. The increases in seroprevalence relative to the previous influenza season (2009/10) were similar across age groups and geographic locations. However, the increased seropositivity in older adults appeared to be driven by exposure to vaccination, indicating significantly lower levels of infection than in younger age groups.
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