Prevalence of antibodies against spotted fever group rickettsiae in a rural area of Colombia

Marylin Hidalgo; Ricardo Sánchez; Leonora Orejuela; Jorge Hernández; David H. Walker; Gustavo Valbuena

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.378

Prevalence of antibodies against spotted fever group rickettsiae in a rural area of Colombia

Marylin Hidalgo, Ricardo Sánchez, Leonora Orejuela, Jorge Hernández, David H. Walker, Gustavo Valbuena

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We recently rediscovered Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Villeta, Colombia, near the same locality (Tobia) where it was first recognized in 1937. To have a better idea of the magnitude of this problem, sera from 392 randomly recruited healthy adults from Villeta were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescent antibody assay to detect IgG against Rickettsia rickettsii as antigen. The seropositivity rate for spotted fever group rickettsiae was 40.3%. We did not find any association between the presence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae and several demographic and epidemiologic variables, which could be a reflection of unique features of this area.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	378-380
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	77
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.378
State	Published - Aug 2007

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