title: Prevalence of antibodies to rickettsiae in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
abstract: The prevalence of rickettsial antibodies in north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina was studied. Among 231 sera tested by complement fixation (CF) positive were: 61.5% for Rickettsia typhi, 4.3% for R. prowazekii, 1.7% for R. conorii and 19.0% for Coxiella burnetii. Of 183 sera tested by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) 37.7% reacted with R. typhi, 1.6% with R. conorii and 22.4% with C. burnetii. The results show that at least R. typhi and C. burnetii are highly endemic in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Zagreb University School of Medicine in Split and University Hospital Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Punda-Polic
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leko-Grbic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radulovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000276:immunology*; D012283:Rickettsia prowazekii / Q000276:immunology; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000276:immunology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial