Epidemiological Study of Rickettsia typhi Infection in Two Provinces of the North of Spain: Analysis of Sera from the General Population and Sheep
Authors
Lledó García, María Lourdes; Gegúndez Cámara, María Isabel; Medina, Jesús; Gonzále , Jesús V; Álamo, Rufino; [et al.]Identifiers
Permanent link (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10017/61198DOI: doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2005.5.157
ISSN: 1530-3667
Date
2005-07-12Bibliographic citation
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2005, v. 5, n. 2, p. 157-161
Keywords
Rickettsia typhi
murine typhusepid
emiology
sentinel animals
sheep
Document type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Version
info:eu-repo/semantics/aceptedVersion
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
© Mary Ann Lieber
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
Data relating to Rickettsia typhi infection in Spain are scarce. A serological survey of 383 serum samples (184 males, 199 females) from the general population and 120 sera from sheep were studied by immunofluorescence assay (IFA). The human serum samples were collected from the general population of Palencia and Burgos provinces, and sheep serum samples were collected from Palencia province. Of the 383 human serum samples studied, 29 were positive for antibodies against R. typhi (7.5%) No statistical differences were found according to age, sex, origin (rural vs. urban) or geographic distribution, but a significant difference was observed related to occupation. In addition, 69 serums were found positives for R. typhi in sheep samples (57.5%). Our results indicated the circulation of R. typhi infectious for humans and sheep in Palencia and Burgos provinces. This study indicates that sheep may be infected with R. typhi, and that animals can, therefore be used as indicators of the presence of this organism.
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