Rickettsial Seroepidemiology among farm workers, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
High seroprevalence rates for Anaplasma phagocytophilum (8.8%), Coxiella burnetii (6.4%), Bartonella henselae (9.6%), and Rickettsia typhi (4.1%) in 365 farm workers near Tianjin, People's Republic of China, suggest that human infections with these zoonotic bacteria are frequent and largely unrecognized. Demographic features of seropositive persons suggest distinct epidemiology, ecology, and risks.
National Institute of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China. zhanglijuan@icdc.cn
Lijuan
L
Zhang
Ailan
A
Shan
Bobby
B
Mathew
Jieying
J
Yin
Xiuping
X
Fu
Jingshan
J
Zhang
Jie
J
Lu
Jianguo
J
Xu
J Stephen
JS
Dumler
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000276:immunology; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000276:immunology; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial