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Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia typhi, spotted fever group rickettsiae, and Coxiella burnetti infection in pregnant women from urban Tanzania.

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Anstey, NM; Tissot Dupont, H; Hahn, CG; Mwaikambo, ED; McDonald, MI; Raoult, D; Sexton, DJ
Published in: Am J Trop Med Hyg
August 1997

Immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) testing was performed on sera drawn from 150 pregnant women in the port city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Prevalence of antibodies to Rickettsia typhi was 28%, higher than in any of the 12 other African countries in which serosurveys using IFA testing have been performed. Seroprevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae antigens was 25.3%, comparable with that found in other sub-Saharan countries endemic for Amblyomma ticks. Only 4.7% of women were seropositive for Coxiella burnetii.

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Am J Trop Med Hyg

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ISSN

0002-9637

Publication Date

August 1997

Volume

57

Issue

2

Start / End Page

187 / 189

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Tanzania
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Rickettsia typhi
  • Q Fever
  • Prevalence
  • Pregnancy
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Immunoglobulin G
 

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Anstey, N. M., Tissot Dupont, H., Hahn, C. G., Mwaikambo, E. D., McDonald, M. I., Raoult, D., & Sexton, D. J. (1997). Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia typhi, spotted fever group rickettsiae, and Coxiella burnetti infection in pregnant women from urban Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 57(2), 187–189. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.187
Anstey, N. M., H. Tissot Dupont, C. G. Hahn, E. D. Mwaikambo, M. I. McDonald, D. Raoult, and D. J. Sexton. “Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia typhi, spotted fever group rickettsiae, and Coxiella burnetti infection in pregnant women from urban Tanzania.Am J Trop Med Hyg 57, no. 2 (August 1997): 187–89. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.187.
Anstey NM, Tissot Dupont H, Hahn CG, Mwaikambo ED, McDonald MI, Raoult D, et al. Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia typhi, spotted fever group rickettsiae, and Coxiella burnetti infection in pregnant women from urban Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1997 Aug;57(2):187–9.
Anstey, N. M., et al. “Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia typhi, spotted fever group rickettsiae, and Coxiella burnetti infection in pregnant women from urban Tanzania.Am J Trop Med Hyg, vol. 57, no. 2, Aug. 1997, pp. 187–89. Pubmed, doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.187.
Anstey NM, Tissot Dupont H, Hahn CG, Mwaikambo ED, McDonald MI, Raoult D, Sexton DJ. Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia typhi, spotted fever group rickettsiae, and Coxiella burnetti infection in pregnant women from urban Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1997 Aug;57(2):187–189.

Published In

Am J Trop Med Hyg

DOI

ISSN

0002-9637

Publication Date

August 1997

Volume

57

Issue

2

Start / End Page

187 / 189

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Tanzania
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Rickettsia typhi
  • Q Fever
  • Prevalence
  • Pregnancy
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Immunoglobulin G