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2509729

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
A serological survey of 1813 rodent and 549 dog sera, collected from 1979 to 1986 from animals in 16 Egyptian Governorates were tested for antibody to Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia conorii by the indirect fluorescent antibody test. Only three of 82 (4%) sera from Rattus rattus collected near Aswan had antibody to R. conorii. The prevalence of R. typhi antibody in dog sera was only 0.4% (n = 549) while 25% (n = 547) of Rattus norvegicus and 11% (n = 1138) of R. rattus had measurable antibodies. Among the other rodents, antibody was demonstrated in only 2% (n = 45) of Arvicanthis spp., and 1% (n = 83) of Acomys spp. Collectively, rodents captured in the Nile Delta had a higher prevalence (mean 24% (n = 787] than those captured in the Nile Valley (mean 4% (n = 650]. Antibody to R. typhi was detected in rodents collected in all port cities: ismailiya, 13%; Port Said, 9%; Suez, 9%; Safaga, 16%; Quseir, 32% and Alexandria, 34%. These data showed evidence of R. typhi infection among rodents in widespread geographic localities of Egypt and suggested that infected rodents may be a source of human infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-5304
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Seroprevalence of Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia conorii infection among rodents and dogs in Egypt.
pubmed:affiliation
Virology Division, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.