TY - JOUR
T1 - Rickettsial antibody prevalence in Southern Israel
T2 - IgG antibodies to Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia typhi, and spotted fever group rickettsiae among urban- and rural-dwelling and Bedouin women
AU - Gross, E. M.
AU - Goldwasser, R. A.
AU - Bearman, J. E.
AU - Sarov, I.
AU - Sarov, B.
AU - Torok, V.
AU - Naggan, L.
PY - 1983/1/1
Y1 - 1983/1/1
N2 - A retrospective serological survey was carried out using sera obtained from women at childbirth in the southern desert region of Israel to determine exposure experience to three rickettsial agents: Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia typhi, and spotted fever group rickettsiae. Using the indirect fluorescent antibody method for determining IgG antibodies, it was found that about 40% of all sera examined demonstrated antibodies to one or more rickettsiae. Bedouin women appeared to be at greater risk of having antibodies to C. burnetti and spotted fever group rickettsiae than did Jewish residents of Beersheba, agricultural settlements, and development towns. The residents of development towns appeared to be at lower risk of developing antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae, than did other populations sampled. Possible reasons for these differences are discussed.
AB - A retrospective serological survey was carried out using sera obtained from women at childbirth in the southern desert region of Israel to determine exposure experience to three rickettsial agents: Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia typhi, and spotted fever group rickettsiae. Using the indirect fluorescent antibody method for determining IgG antibodies, it was found that about 40% of all sera examined demonstrated antibodies to one or more rickettsiae. Bedouin women appeared to be at greater risk of having antibodies to C. burnetti and spotted fever group rickettsiae than did Jewish residents of Beersheba, agricultural settlements, and development towns. The residents of development towns appeared to be at lower risk of developing antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae, than did other populations sampled. Possible reasons for these differences are discussed.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1387
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1387
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0021024662
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 32
SP - 1387
EP - 1391
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 6
ER -