title: Q fever in Sokoto, Nigeria.
abstract: There is very little information available about the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Africa. We obtained blood from 75 Nigerians hospitalized in Sokoto for a variety of acute medical conditions. Their age range was 7 months to 50 years; there were 39 males and 36 females. Antibody titers were determined to phase I and phase II C. burnetii antigens using a microimmunofluorescence test. Thirty-three (44%) had an antibody titer of greater than or equal to 1:8 to phase II C. burnetii. We conclude on the basis of this limited survey that Q fever is common in Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blondeau
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marrie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ukoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003381:Coxiella / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial