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SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY [1 record]

Record 1 2021-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology
CONT

Seroepidemiology, the collection and use of data on the prevalence of antibodies (or less frequently, antigens) in serum or related fluids to study the distribution and determinants of infection, is a potentially powerful tool to help design and monitor vaccination programmes ...

Key term(s)
  • sero-epidemiology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Immunologie
DEF

Étude de la prévalence de l'exposition à un micro-organisme au sein d'une population par dosage des anticorps sériques spécifiques chez les membres de cette population ou sur des échantillons représentatifs de celle-ci.

Key term(s)
  • séro-épidémiologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Inmunología
DEF

Estudio o análisis de muestras de sangre o suero de una población definida que sirve para conocer las "huellas digitales" de la enfermedad en investigaciones epidemiológicas.

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