SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY FOR Q-FEVER IN CHARENTE AREA, FRANCE

被引：1

作者：

DINDINAUD, G

VAILLANT, V

CISSE, MF

AGIUS, G

RANGER, S

FAUCONNEAU, B

DEPOND, JM

CASTETS, M

机构：

[1] Laboratoire de Microbiologie B, Centre Hospitalier Régional La Milétrie, F-86021 Poitiers cedex

[2] Hôpital de Confolens

来源：

MEDECINE ET MALADIES INFECTIEUSES | 1990年 / 20卷 / 11期

关键词：

Coxiella burnetii; North of the Charente area; France; Q fever; Seroepidemiology; Specific antibodies;

D O I：

10.1016/S0399-077X(05)80152-0

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

A sero-epidemiological survey for Q fever was conducted among 388 subjects residing in rural area in the North of the Charente, France. These 226 males and 162 females (mean age ± SD = 40.6 ± 16.3 years) were distributed in 3 groups. Group I (55 subjects) included 18 families of stock-breeder, owner of animals with a Q fever positive serology, group II : 33 individuals working on animal products (abattoirs, manufactures, of woolens and animal guts) and group III : 300 control subjects. All sera were tested both by complement fixation (CF) and fluorescent assay (FA) using a phase II antigen (CF : Behring ; FA : bioMérieux). FC assay was less sensitive but more specific than FA. We found a seroprevalence of 8.7 % (34/388). The proportion of seropositivities was significantly higher (p < 0.0001) in group I (32.7 %) and II (30.3 %) than in group III (2.0 %). Age and sex had no influence on the distribution of specific IgG and IgM. This study showed that Q fever was endemic in the North of the Charente area. The importance of the infection was confirmed among a rural population, mainly farmers and stock-breeders. © 1990.

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