Serological evidence of Rickettsia infections in forestry rangers in north-eastern Italy.
The prevalence of antibodies to Rickettsiae and other tick-borne microrganisms in the sera of 181 forestry rangers from Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Italy, was examined. Seven (3.9%) sera were positive for Rickettsia conorii and Rickettsia helvetica, as single or dual infections; four of these sera had been found previously to be positive for Borrelia burgdorferi. Antibodies to Coxiella burnetii were detected in five (2.8%) sera, four of which were also positive for B. burgdorferi. These findings indicate that patients in this north-eastern Italian region with fever subsequent to tick-bite should be investigated for Rickettsia and Coxiella infections.
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Laboratorio Spirochete, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Universitá di Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Luzzati
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Mascioli
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Floris
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Brouqui
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011778:Q Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014197:Trees
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial