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dc.creatorTswana, S.A.
dc.creatorBerejena, C.
dc.creatorMoyo, S.R.
dc.creatorMudyarabikwa, O.
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-11T15:25:07Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T10:56:02Z
dc.date.available2015-09-11T15:25:07Z
dc.date.available2015-12-08T10:56:02Z
dc.date.created2015-09-11T15:25:07Z
dc.date.issued1994-11
dc.identifierTswana, S. A . et al., (1994) A cross-sectional sero epidemiological prevalence of polio virus antibodies post-immunization with three doses of TOPV. The Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), vol. 40, no.11, (pp. 303-306). UZ, Avondale, Harare: Faculty of Medicine (UZ).
dc.identifier0008-9176
dc.identifierhttp://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/123456789/6990
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10646/2445
dc.description.abstractA cross-sectional sero epidemiological study to detect the presence of antibodies to polio virus types 1,2 and 3 was undertaken. A total of 437 infants with an average of 40 subjects per province was enrolled in this study. All the subjects had completed the three doses of TOPV. Blood samples were aseptically collected by heel pricking on calibrated filter papers and immediately transported to the laboratory for processing. In the laboratory, standardized techniques were used to detect neutralizing antibodies to polio virus. Antibodies with a titre of 1:32 were detected in all studied subjects. Some infants developed litres as high as 1:1024. However, polio virus type 3 showed a higher antibody titre than the other two types. Differences in titres were observed from province to province.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherFaculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.)
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.rightsUniversity of Zimbabwe (UZ)
dc.subjectChildren and Youth
dc.subjectHealth
dc.titleCross sectional sero-epidemiological prevalence of poliovirus antibodies post immunization with three doses of TOPV
dc.typeArticle


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