Serologic evidence of human infection by Francisella tularensis in the population of Castilla y León (Spain) prior to 1997.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol
; 35(2): 165-9, 2003 Mar 20.
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| ID: mdl-12628554
ABSTRACT
Prior to an outbreak in Castilla y León in December 1997, tularaemia was practically non-existent in Spain. In this paper we studied the prevalence of antibodies against Francisella tularensis in a representative sample of the population (4825 people) from Castilla y León (Spain) in samples collected before this outbreak. Antibodies against F. tularensis were detected in nine (0.19%) of the 4825 sera, with antibody titres ranging from 1/20 to 1/160. Of these nine sera, one was positive in seroagglutination against Brucella. Seroagglutination against other bacteria (Yersinia enterocolitica O9 and O3 and Proteus OX19) was negative in all sera. Seroprevalence of antibodies in females was 0.20% and 0.17% in males; no statistically significant differences were found in prevalence in terms of sex, age or province.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tularemia
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Francisella tularensis
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Anticorpos Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article