title: Seroepidemiologic study of three zoonoses (leptospirosis, Q fever, and tularemia) among trappers in Québec, Canada.
abstract: This study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of antibodies against Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetii, and certain serovars of Leptospira interrogans among trappers in Québec, Canada. Muskrat trapping was identified as a risk factor for F. tularensis infection, whereas having a cat at home apparently protected trappers against infection by L. interrogans. High percentages of control sera were positive for antibodies against C. burnetii (15%) and L. interrogans (5%), most frequently serovar bratislava. This is the first report of human infection by serovar bratislava in North America.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Santé publique de Québec, Ste-Foy, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lévesque
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Serres
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: D'Halewyn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Artsob
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grondin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Major
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garvie
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duval
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D014406:Tularemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial