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Short report: prevalence of antibodies against spotted fever, murine typhus, and Q fever rickettsiae in humans living in Zambia.
T Okabayashi
T Okabayashi
School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
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F Hasebe
F Hasebe
School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
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K L Samui
K L Samui
School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
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A S Mweene
A S Mweene
School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
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S G Pandey
S G Pandey
School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
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T Yanase
T Yanase
School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Y Muramatsu
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School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
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H Ueno
H Ueno
School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
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C Morita
C Morita
School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno-Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
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The causative agents of rickettsial diseases (Rickettsia conorii, R. typhi, and Coxiella burnetii) have been reported throughout the African continent. However, there have been no reports on epidemiologic surveys of these infections in Zambia. This study was designed to clarify the prevalence of three rickettsioses in 377 humans in Zambia. The seroprevalence of antibodies against R. conorii, R. typhi, and C. burnetii was 16.7%, 5.0%, and 8.2%, respectively. The rates of antibody positivity against R. conorii and C. burnetii were higher in the eastern (23.1% and 11.8%) and western (16.8% and 7.4%) areas of Zambia than in the northern (3.0% and 3.0%) area of this country. There was little difference among the three areas in the distribution of antibodies against R. typhi. Since cattle breeding is more extensive in the western and eastern areas than in the northern area, it is thought that cattle-breeding areas are foci of R. conorii and C. burnetii infections in Zambia.
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