title: Study of C. burnetii human and animal seroprevalence in a rural population in Madrid community.
abstract: A pilot study on human seroprevalence of antibodies to C. burnetii in the Madrid region, initiated in a small rural population, shows a 15.4% positivity by the indirect immunofluorescence test. An urban sample shows an 8.8% positivity. Animal seroprevalence in livestock located in the village under study is 76.6% in caprine and 17.7% in bovine. A high risk epidemiological situation is detected.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional Microbiología, Virología, e Inmunología Sanitarias, Majadahonda, Istituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tellez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anda
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De la Fuente
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benitez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003381:Coxiella / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial