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SUBMITTER: Lindblom P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4072701 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lindblom Pontus P Wilhelmsson Peter P Fryland Linda L Matussek Andreas A Haglund Mats M Sjöwall Johanna J Vene Sirkka S Nyman Dag D Forsberg Pia P Lindgren Per-Eric PE
PloS one 20140626 6
We performed a cross-sectional study including 533 individuals (median age 61) from the highly TBE endemic Åland Islands in the archipelago between Sweden and Finland. Blood samples, questionnaires and vaccination records were obtained from all study participants. The aim was to investigate if there was any association between TBEV antibody titer and 12 health-related factors. Measurement of TBEV IgG antibodies was performed using two commercial ELISA assays (Enzygnost and Immunozym), and a thir ...[more]