论文信息 - SARS-CoV Antibody Prevalence in All Hong Kong Patient Contacts

SARS-CoV Antibody Prevalence in All Hong Kong Patient Contacts

A total of 1,068 asymptomatic close contacts of patients with severe acute respiratory (SARS) from the 2003 epidemic in Hong Kong were serologically tested, and 2 (0.19%) were positive for SARS coronavirus immunoglobulin G antibody. SARS rarely manifests as a subclinical infection, and at present, wild animal species are the only important natural reservoirs of the virus.

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