@article{fdi:010053908,
  title = {{R}isk factors for {Z}aire ebolavirus-specific {I}g{G} in rural {G}abonese populations},
  author = {{N}koghe, {D}. and {P}adilla, {C}. and {B}ecquart, {P}ierre and {W}auquier, {N}. and {M}oussavou, {G}. and {A}ku{\'e}, {J}. {P}. and {O}llomo, {B}. and {P}ourrut, {X}avier and {S}ouris, {M}arc and {K}azanji, {M}. and {G}onzalez, {J}ean-{P}aul and {L}eroy, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}ethods. {B}lood samples and clinical and sociodemographic data were collected from 4349 adults and 362 children in a random sample of 220 villages in the 9 provinces of {G}abon. {A}n enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect {Z}aire ebolavirus ({ZEBOV})-specific {I}g{G}, and thin blood smears were used to detect parasites. {L}ogistic regression was implemented using {S}tata software ({S}tata), and a probability level of <.05 was considered to be statistically significant. {R}esults. {T}he prevalence of {ZEBOV}-specific {I}g{G} was 15.3% overall, increasing to 32.4% ({P} < .001) in forest areas. {N}o sociodemographic risk factors were found, but the antibody prevalence increased linearly up to 20 years of age. {C}hronic arthralgia and amicrofilaremia were the only factors associated with {ZEBOV} seropositivity. {C}onclusions. {T}hese findings confirm the endemicity of {ZEBOV} in {G}abon and its link to the ecosystem. {H}uman antibody positivity would appear to be to the result of exposure to contaminated fruits.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {204},
  numero = {{S}uppl. 3},
  pages = {{S}768--{S}775},
  ISSN = {0022-1899},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1093/infdis/jir344},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053908},
}