Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2006)

Neutralizing Antibodies in Survivors of Sin Nombre and Andes Hantavirus Infection

  • Francisca Valdivieso,
  • Pablo Vial,
  • Marcela Ferres,
  • Chunyan Ye,
  • Diane Goade,
  • Analia Cuiza,
  • Brian Hjelle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1201.050930
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 166 – 168

Abstract

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We evaluated titers of homotypic and heterotypic neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) to Andes and Sin Nombre hantaviruses in plasma samples from 20 patients from Chile and the United States. All but 1 patient had high titers of NAb. None of the plasma samples showed high titers against the heterologous virus.

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