Domestic Cats as Indicators of the Presence of Spotted Fever and Typhus Group Rickettsiae

Using indirect immunofluorescence assays, sera from cats in Zimbabwe (n = 119) and South Africa (n = 52) were found to contain antibodies reactive with Rickettsia conorii (34% and 19% respectively) and R. typhi (7% and 10% respectively). These results indicate that cats may become infected with memb...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of epidemiology 1997-01, Vol.13 (1), p.109-111
Hauptverfasser:	Matthewman, Linda, Kelly, Patrick, Hayter, Diane, Downie, Susan, Wray, Kylie, Bryson, Nigel, Rycroft, Andrew, Raoult, Didier
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibodies Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Boutonneuse Fever - epidemiology Brief Reports Cats Cats - microbiology Cross reaction Cruelty to animals Disease Vectors Dogs Domestic animals Epidemiology Fever Fleas Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect Human bacterial diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Laboratories Medical sciences Rickettsia Rickettsia - isolation & purification Rickettsia typhi - immunology Rickettsial diseases Seroepidemiologic Studies Serology Ticks Tropical bacterial diseases Typhus Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne - epidemiology Zimbabwe - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Using indirect immunofluorescence assays, sera from cats in Zimbabwe (n = 119) and South Africa (n = 52) were found to contain antibodies reactive with Rickettsia conorii (34% and 19% respectively) and R. typhi (7% and 10% respectively). These results indicate that cats may become infected with members of the spotted fever and typhus groups of rickettsiae and that cats can, therefore, be used as indicators of the presence of these organisms.
ISSN:	0393-2990 1573-7284
DOI:	10.1023/A:1007375718204