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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-6
pubmed:abstractText
We report the results of a comparison of several epidemiologic and ecologic parameters affecting the incidence and seroprevalence of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) in northern, central, and southeastern Marseille, an area endemic for this disease. In northern Marseille, the incidence of hospitalized patients with MSF was 24.2/100,000 persons compared with 9.8/100,000 and 8.8/100,000 for the central and southeastern regions, respectively. The seroprevalence in sera from blood donors, determined by microimmunofluorescence and confirmed by Western blot assays, was higher in the northern region than in the other two areas (6.7% versus 3.6% and 2.4%, respectively). This higher prevalence of MSF in the northern part of the city may be related to a greater tick exposure due to a higher number of dogs (32.6/100 inhabitants versus 28.4/100 and 27.2/100 in the central and southeastern regions, respectively) and a higher rate of infection of dogs in the northern region (51.4% versus 43.5% and 39.9%, respectively). The ratio of spotted fever group rickettsia-infected ticks was similar in both the northern and southeastern areas (14.8% and 13.4% respectively), but lower in the central area of the city (8.9%), leading to a higher risk of having MSF after a tick bite in the northern and southeastern parts of Marseille.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
249-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Antibodies, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Arachnid Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Blood Donors, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Boutonneuse Fever, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Dogs, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-France, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Hospitalization, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Rickettsia, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8447529-Ticks
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Mediterranean spotted fever in Marseille, France: correlation between prevalence of hospitalized patients, seroepidemiology, and prevalence of infected ticks in three different areas.
pubmed:affiliation
Unite des Rickettsies, Faculte de Medecine, Marseille, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article