TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of Antibody Titers to H9N2 Influenza Virus in Hospital Staff in Shiraz, Iran AU - Pazira, S. AU - Hadipour, M.M. JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 10 IS - 7 SP - 832 EP - 834 PY - 2011 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2011.832.834 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.832.834 KW - influena virus KW -antibodies KW -hospital staff KW -antibody KW -H9N2 KW -Iran AB - This study was carried out to understanding the seroprevalence of H9N2 avian influenza virus among hospital staff in Namazi hospital in Shiraz which is situated at the Southwest of Iran. A total of 300 serum samples from hospital staff and 300 control serum samples from people who came for physical check-up (control group) were collected. Hemagglutination-Inhibition (HI) tests were conducted to determine the individual serological status. The seropositive rate (SPR, defined as the proportion with HI titer = 1:40) of antibodies to H9N2 influenza virus and its Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) were calculated and compared among these groups. ER -