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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