High seroprevalence for typhus group rickettsiae, southwestern Tanzania.
Rickettsioses caused by typhus group rickettsiae have been reported in various African regions. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,227 participants from 9 different sites in the Mbeya region, Tanzania; overall seroprevalence of typhus group rickettsiae was 9.3%. Risk factors identified in multivariable analysis included low vegetation density and highway proximity.
Medical Centre of the University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Tatjana
T
Dill
Gerhard
G
Dobler
Elmar
E
Saathoff
Petra
P
Clowes
Inge
I
Kroidl
Elias
E
Ntinginya
Harun
H
Machibya
Leonard
L
Maboko
Thomas
T
Löscher
Michael
M
Hoelscher
Norbert
N
Heinrich
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D015995:Prevalence; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000276:immunology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D055815:Young Adult
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G