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 |
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- 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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Levesque, B.
AU - De Serres, G.
AU - Higgins, Robert
AU - D'Halewyn, M. A.
AU - Artsob, H.
AU - Grondin, J.
AU - Major, M.
AU - Garvie, M.
AU - Duval, B.
PY - 1995/1/1
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N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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