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Table 1 prM Reactivity of Different Serum Groups

From: Antibodies against prM protein distinguish between previous infection with dengue and Japanese encephalitis viruses.

SERUM GROUP

DESCRIPTION

NUMBER TESTED

NUMBER DENV prM POSITIVE (%)

NUMBER JEV prM POSITIVE (%)

JS

JEV positive swine

31

0 (0)

29 (93.5)

JH

Convalescent JE, human

16

0(0)

16 (100)

ALL JEV

SUBTOTAL OF JEV SERA

47

0

45 (95.7%)

DP

Convalescent dengue, Penang (low incidence JE)

10

10 (100)

1 (10)

DS

Convalescent dengue, Sarawak (high incidence JE)

12

11 (91.7)

5(41.7)

ALL DENV

SUBTOTAL OF DENV SERA

22

21 (95.5%)

6 (27.3%)