Prevalence of antibodies to rickettsiae in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina

V Punda-Polic; J Leko-Grbic; S Radulovic

doi:10.1007/BF01720305

Prevalence of antibodies to rickettsiae in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eur J Epidemiol. 1995 Dec;11(6):697-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01720305.

Authors

V Punda-Polic¹, J Leko-Grbic, S Radulovic

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, Zagreb University School of Medicine in Split and University Hospital Split, Croatia.

PMID: 8861855
DOI: 10.1007/BF01720305

Abstract

The prevalence of rickettsial antibodies in north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina was studied. Among 231 sera tested by complement fixation (CF) positive were: 61.5% for Rickettsia typhi, 4.3% for R. prowazekii, 1.7% for R. conorii and 19.0% for Coxiella burnetii. Of 183 sera tested by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) 37.7% reacted with R. typhi, 1.6% with R. conorii and 22.4% with C. burnetii. The results show that at least R. typhi and C. burnetii are highly endemic in this area.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Bacterial / isolation & purification*
Bosnia and Herzegovina / epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Complement Fixation Tests
Coxiella burnetii / immunology
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Rickettsia / immunology*
Rickettsia prowazekii / immunology
Rickettsia typhi / immunology
Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial