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Seroprevalence of 10 zoonotic infections in 2 Canadian Cree communities.
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Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2011 Jun; Vol. 70 (2), pp. 191-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Mar 12. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- We evaluated the seroprevalence of 10 zoonotic agents among the general population (15 years old and over) of Eastmain and Wemindji, James Bay, Quebec, in 2007. Overall seroprevalence rates were similar between the 2 communities. Nearly half the individuals tested (n = 251; 146 women, 105 men) were seropositive (n = 115) for at least one zoonosis. The highest seroprevalence rates were for Leptospira sp. (23%), Francisella tularensis (17%), and the California serogroup viruses (JC and SSH viruses) (10%). The other zoonoses (Toxoplasma gondii, Coxiella burnetii, Echinococcus granulosus, Toxocara canis, and Trichinella sp.) had seroprevalence rates ≤5%; no exposures were identified to hantaviruses (Sin Nombre virus). Overall, seropositivity was related to age, gender, hunting, and owning a dog. There was no medical history suggestive of overt diseases. Nonetheless, physicians should consider these agents when confronted with difficult or confusing diagnoses. In particular, the bacterial zoonoses should be ruled out in individuals with high or prolonged fever.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Bacterial Infections microbiology
Female
Humans
Male
Protozoan Infections parasitology
Quebec epidemiology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Virus Diseases virology
Young Adult
Zoonoses microbiology
Zoonoses parasitology
Zoonoses virology
Bacterial Infections epidemiology
Protozoan Infections epidemiology
Virus Diseases epidemiology
Zoonoses epidemiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-0070
- Volume :
- 70
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21398073
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.01.009