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seroconvert
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se·ro·con·ver·sion  (sîr-kn-vûrzhn, -shn)
n.
Development of antibodies in blood serum as a result of infection or immunization.

sero·con·vert (-vûrt) v.

seroconvert [ˌsɪərəʊkənˈvɜːt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) (intr) (of an individual) to produce antibodies specific to, and in response to the presence in the blood of, a particular antigen, such as a virus or vaccine
seroconversion  n


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Of these infected children, 54 were born to undiagnosed mothers who had either declined antenatal testing or seroconverted during pregnancy [6].
A recent serologic survey of thoroughbred horses has confirmed that WNV is widely distributed throughout South Africa; 11% of yearlings seroconverted over 1 year and up to 75% of their dams had been exposed (13).
Results indicated that over 97% of subjects seroconverted in 28 days after one single dose of ChimeriVax-West Nile.
 
 
 
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