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Associations with age, sex, and donation site, were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MuV IgG seropositivity was 84.5% and did not differ by age, sex, or blood donation site. However, ELISA index values increased with age, with individuals \u226560 years exhibiting higher total MuV antibody levels than donors \u226430 years, primarily driven by males. For most donors, neutralization was consistently higher against JL5 than genotype G, and ELISA index values positively correlated with neutralization titers for both strains. Age positively associated with genotype G neutralization but not JL5, with a significant increase in the genotype G:JL5 neutralization ratio with age (P &amp;lt; .0001). Males exhibited significantly higher neutralization titers than females against both strains, with older males exhibiting greater neutralization against Genotype G than both age-matched females and younger males.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study suggests that antibody quantity alone does not fully predict mumps protection, and factors such as sex may contribute to functional differences in immunity. Our findings highlight potential gaps in protection against circulating strains, possibly contributing to ongoing outbreaks despite high vaccination coverage. The age-dependent increase in total MuV antibodies, which correlates with genotype G neutralization, supports that cumulative antigenic exposure may shape the breadth of MuV-specific immunity over time.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/infdis\/jiag379","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,18]],"date-time":"2026-07-18T11:42:42Z","timestamp":1784374962000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Age- and Sex-Dependent Heterogeneity in Mumps Virus Immunity Among US Blood Donors Born Between 1928 and 1993"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7247-0349","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aum R","family":"Patel","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York, New York ,","place":["USA"]},{"name":"Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York, New York 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