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7845709

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii, the causal agent of Q fever in humans, was examined in wild brown rat populations from 4 Oxfordshire farmsteads (n = 127), 9 Somerset homesteads (n = 98), and 1 captive enclosure (n = 88) in the UK. Seroprevalence ranged between 7 and 53%, the lowest being within the captive population and the highest on dairy farmsteads with sheep present. This is the first reported investigation of C. burnetii in wild rats outside India. We suggest that the high seroprevalence among rats (i) provides evidence that wild rats constitute an important reservoir for C. burnetii in the UK, and (ii) explains why cats, as frequent predators of rats, are so important in the epidemiology of this disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0031-1820
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110 ( Pt 1)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) reservoir in wild brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) populations in the UK.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't