title: Serological survey of leptospirosis among different groups in western Iran.
abstract: Leptospirosis is a zoonosis and a major public health problem. Blood sampling was done in the province of Kurdistan from 250 members of different groups, including hunters and their families, butchers and slaughterhouse workers, healthcare workers (HCWs) and those referred to medical diagnostic laboratories for routine testing. Sera were tested using an ELISA method to detect specific Leptsopira IgG antibodies. We found 20.80% (95% confidence interval, 16.23-26.25%) to be positive. The highest and lowest seroprevalence were in hunters (26%) and HCWs (18%). There was significant positive correlation between age and seropositivity ( P = 0.01). Hunting and eating the meat of the hare and exposure to dead or dying wild animals were found to be the main risk factors ( P < 0.05).
authors: 1 Researcher, Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.|2 Researcher, National Reference Laboratory of Plague, Tularemia and Q Fever, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Akanlu, Kabudar-Ahang, Hamadan, Iran.|3 PhD Student, Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Saber
authors: S
authors: Esmaeili
authors: 4 Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.|5 Head of Laboratory, National Reference Laboratory of Plague, Tularemia and Q Fever, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Akanlu, Kabudar-Ahang, Hamadan, Iran.
authors: Abdolrazagh
authors: A
authors: Hashemi Shahraki
authors: 6 Researcher, Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.|7 PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Fahimeh
authors: F
authors: Bagheri Amiri
authors: 8 Responsible of Communicable Diseases Control, Deputy of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Karimi
authors: 9 Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.|10 Head of Center, National Reference Laboratory of Plague, Tularemia and Q Fever, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Akanlu, Kabudar-Ahang, Hamadan, Iran.
authors: Ehsan
authors: E
authors: Mostafavi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D055815:Young Adult; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G
keywords: Iran; Leptospirosis; seropositivity; zoonotic diseases