NDLI: Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) Exposure in Humans on Reunion Island

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Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) Exposure in Humans on Reunion Island

Content Provider	Oxford Academic
Author	Jaubert, Julien Naze, Florence Camuset, Guillaume Larrieu, Sophie Pascalis, Hervé Guernier, Vanina Naty, Nadège Bertolotti, Antoine Manaquin, Rodolphe Mboussou, Yoan Atiana, Laura Picot, Sandrine Filleul, Laurent Tortosa, Pablo Cardinale, Eric Gérardin, Patrick
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	After the documentation of sporadic cases of Q fever endocarditis, we conducted a serosurvey to assess Coxiella burnetii exposure on Reunion Island. Two hundred forty-one stored frozen human sera were analyzed using an immunofluorescence assay. The weighted seroprevalence of Q fever was of 6.81% (95% confidence interval, 4.02%–9.59%). Despite the absence of infection in youths <20 years of age, exposure was not driven by age or by gender. There was a spatial disparity in exposure across the island, with higher prevalence being reported in regions where ruminant farms are present. The seroprevalence pattern suggests that Q fever is endemic on Reunion Island.
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e-ISSN	23288957
DOI	10.1093/ofid/ofz227
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Issue Number	7
Volume Number	6
Language	English
Publisher	Oxford Academic
Publisher Date	2019-07-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Clinical Medicine Infectious Diseases Medicine and Health Coxiella Burnetii Fluorescent Antibody Technique Q Fever Reunion Island Seroprevalence Ruminants Gender Serologic Tests Study of Serum Serum General Population Immunofluorescence Prevalence Serology Seroepidemiologic Study Serosurvey Stored Frozen Serum Zoonosis
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Oncology Infectious Diseases

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