摘要：Immunoglobulin M antibodies can be measured by indirect immunofluorescence in sera of patients suffering from Lassa fever or Marburg virus disease 4-7 days after onset of illness. Titres reach a peak 1-2 weeks later. These antibodies disappear, or titres decrease considerably, 1-2 months after onset of illness. Antiviral IgG antibodies can be detected at the same time as, or a little later than, IgM antibodies, but they persist much longer. None of the three patients discussed in this paper who died of Lassa fever developed IgG antibodies and only one developed IgM antibodies. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (609K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 631 632 633 634 635
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