Seroepidemiologic study of three zoonoses (Leptospirosis, Q fever, and tularemia) among trappers in Quebec, Canada

B. Levesque; G. De Serres; Robert Higgins; M. A. D'Halewyn; H. Artsob; J. Grondin; M. Major; M. Garvie; B. Duval

Seroepidemiologic study of three zoonoses (Leptospirosis, Q fever, and tularemia) among trappers in Quebec, Canada

B. Levesque, G. De Serres, Robert Higgins, M. A. D'Halewyn, H. Artsob, J. Grondin, M. Major, M. Garvie, B. Duval

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Abstract

This study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of antibodies against Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetii, and certain serovars of Leptospira interrogans among trappers in Quebec, Canada. Muskrat trapping was identified as a risk factor for F. tularensis infection, whereas having a cat at home apparently protected trappers against infectron by L. interrogans. High percentages of control sera were positive for antibodies against C. burnetii (15%) and L. interrogans (5%), most frequently serovar bratislava. This is the first report of human infection by serovar bratislava in North America.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	496-498
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
Volume	2
Issue number	4
State	Published - Jan 1 1995
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology and Allergy
Immunology
Clinical Biochemistry
Microbiology (medical)

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Seroepidemiologic study of three zoonoses (Leptospirosis, Q fever, and tularemia) among trappers in Quebec, Canada. / Levesque, B.; De Serres, G.; Higgins, Robert; D'Halewyn, M. A.; Artsob, H.; Grondin, J.; Major, M.; Garvie, M.; Duval, B.

In: Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, Vol. 2, No. 4, 01.01.1995, p. 496-498.

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