title: [Serological studies on the occurrence of rickettsial infections in Togo (author's transl)].
abstract: The incidence of rickettsioses in Togo was examined by means of the microagglutination-technique according to Giroud. Out of 559 sera obtained from different parts of the country the following percentages of positive reactions were found: R. prowazeki 0.2%, R. mooseri: 4.7%, R. conori: 0.4%, R. burneti: 2.0%. It was proved that 1) R. mooseri-infections were more prevalent in adults than in children and adolescents and 2) R. mooseri-infections were found more frequently in the southern regions of the country, whereas R. burneti-infections were more widely distributed in the north of Togo.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D044383:Black People; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003381:Coxiella / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000276:immunology; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012283:Rickettsia prowazekii / Q000276:immunology; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000276:immunology; D014037:Togo; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014438:Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Seroepidemiologische Untersuchungen zur Verbreitung von Rickettsiosen in Togo