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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;17(1):76-8.
Serologic Status for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Taiwan.
Ning Huang DT, Shao PL, Huang KC, Lu CY, Wang JR, Shih SR, Chi H, Lai MR, Lee CY, Chang LY, Huang LM.
Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (D.T.-N. Huang, H. Chi); National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei (P.-L. Shao, K.-C. Huang, C.-Y. Lu, M.-R. Lai, C.-Y. Lee, L.-Y. Chang, L.-M. Huang); National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (J.-R. Wang); Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei (S.-R. Shih); and National Taiwan University, Taipei (L.-M. Huang).
Abstract
We studied preexisting immunity to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in persons in Taiwan. A total of 18 (36%) of 50 elderly adults in Taiwan born before 1935 had protective antibodies against currently circulating pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus. Seasonal influenza vaccines induced antibodies that did not protect against pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus.
PMID: 21192858 [PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21192858
Serologic Status for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Taiwan.
Ning Huang DT, Shao PL, Huang KC, Lu CY, Wang JR, Shih SR, Chi H, Lai MR, Lee CY, Chang LY, Huang LM.
Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (D.T.-N. Huang, H. Chi); National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei (P.-L. Shao, K.-C. Huang, C.-Y. Lu, M.-R. Lai, C.-Y. Lee, L.-Y. Chang, L.-M. Huang); National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (J.-R. Wang); Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei (S.-R. Shih); and National Taiwan University, Taipei (L.-M. Huang).
Abstract
We studied preexisting immunity to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in persons in Taiwan. A total of 18 (36%) of 50 elderly adults in Taiwan born before 1935 had protective antibodies against currently circulating pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus. Seasonal influenza vaccines induced antibodies that did not protect against pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus.
PMID: 21192858 [PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21192858