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
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
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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