Studies of the genetic susceptibility of individuals to infection with influenza viruses

✍ Scribed by Watkin, I. J. ;Tills, D. ;Heath, R. B.

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1975
• Weight: 241 KB
• Volume: 30
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0018-7348
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00273634

✦ Synopsis

Nearly three and a half thousand sera obtained from various populations were tested serologically to obtain evidence of past infection with influenza A viruses that were prevalent from 1947 to 1972. No significant difference was found between the distributions of the levels of these antibodies of individuals of blood groups A and O, A1 and O, Rh (D+) and Rh (D-) and MM, MN and NN. The significance of these findings is discussed.