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High prevalence of IgG antibodies to Ebola virus in the Efé pygmy population in the Watsa region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2016
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Title
High prevalence of IgG antibodies to Ebola virus in the Efé pygmy population in the Watsa region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12879-016-1607-y
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Sabue Mulangu, Matthias Borchert, Janusz Paweska, Antoine Tshomba, Afongenda Afounde, Amayo Kulidri, Robert Swanepoel, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Patrick Van der Stuyft

Abstract

Factors related to the natural transmission of Ebola virus (EBOV) to humans are still not well defined. Results of previous sero-prevalence studies suggest that circulation of EBOV in human population is common in sub-Saharan Africa. The Efé pygmies living in Democratic Republic of the Congo are known to be exposed to potential risk factors of EBOV infection such as bush meat hunting, entry into caves, and contact with bats. We studied the pygmy population of Watsa region to determine seroprevalence to EBOV infection and possible risks factors. Volunteer participants (N = 300) aged 10 years or above were interviewed about behavior that may constitute risk factors for transmission of EBOV, including exposures to rats, bats, monkeys and entry into caves. Samples of venous blood were collected and tested for IgG antibody against EBOV by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The χ2-test and Fisher's exact test were used for the comparison of proportions and the Student's t-test to compare means. The association between age group and anti-EBOV IgG prevalence was analysed by a nonparametric test for trend. The prevalence of anti-EBOV IgG was 18.7 % overall and increased significantly with age (p = 0.023). No association was observed with exposure to risk factors (contacts with rats, bats, monkeys, or entry into caves). The seroprevalence of IgG antibody to EBOV in pygmies in Watsa region is among the highest ever reported, but it remains unclear which exposures might lead to this high infection rate calling for further ecological and behavioural studies.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 2%
Unknown 58 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 14 24%
Student > Master 10 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 5%
Student > Bachelor 3 5%
Other 8 14%
Unknown 13 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 7 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 12%
Environmental Science 4 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 5%
Other 10 17%
Unknown 18 31%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 August 2023.
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#2,251,634
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#635
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#39,395
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#15
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