1 Central Wisconsin Colony and, Training School
2 State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, 317 Knutson Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53704
At the International Conference on Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infections held at St. Gall, Switzerland in April, 1970, investigators from various countries reported the epidemiologic aspects of CMV infection and indicated its occurrence in many parts of the world.1
In the following data on CMV complement-fixation antibody responses in 44 Eskimo families located ill Wainwright Village, Alaska, 154 blood samples were collected during July, 1968. The complement-fixation (CF) test micromethod2 was adopted using the CF antigen (strain AD 169) prepared by Microbiological Associates, Bethesda, Maryland.