High Seroprevalence for Typhus Group Rickettsiae, Southwestern Tanzania

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Dill, Tatjana ; Dobler, Gerhard ; Saathoff, Elmar ; Clowes, Petra ; Kroidl, Inge ; Ntinginya, Elias ; Machibya, Harun ; Maboko, Leonard ; Löscher, Thomas ; Hoelscher, Michael ; Heinrich, Norbert
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Antibodies, Bacterial Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Dispatch Female Humans Immunoglobulin G Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Poisson Distribution Prevalence Rickettsia Typhi Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(2):317-320.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Tanzania
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0d71f909058f55a673337522c372a05509134cfaafad4770cd6a2061e67e1f16
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18855/cdc_18855_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.00 MB ]