Prevalence of Q fever infection in the Addis Ababa abattoir.
A total of 465 human sera were collected for a serological survey of Q fever Infection from the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, abattoir, in 1988. The subjects' sera were tested for antibodies against Coxiella burnetti antigen using the complement fixation test. Results indicate a prevalence rate of 6.5%. This finding clearly demonstrates serological evidence of post infection with Q fever in employees of the abattoir.
Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden.
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D000003:Abattoirs; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011778:Q Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014505:Urban Population