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17620644

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of IgG-antibodies reactive with an Israeli strain of Rickettsia conorii (Israeli strain 487), the agent of Israeli spotted fever, was examined in humans and dogs from two rural villages in Israel where the disease has been reported in humans. Sixty-nine of 85 (81%) canine sera and 14 of 136 (10%) of human sera had anti-R. conorii antibodies. No direct association could be made between seropositivity of people and ownership of a seropositive dog. This study indicates that exposure to spotted fever group rickettsiae was highly prevalent among dogs compared with humans in the two villages examined, probably reflecting a greater exposure rate of canines to the tick vector. These results support a previous suggestion that canine serology could be a sensitive indicator for the presence and magnitude of human exposure to R. conorii.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
133-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Rickettsia conorii in humans and dogs: a seroepidemiologic survey of two rural villages in Israel.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Multicenter Study