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Seroepidemiology of rickettsial infections in Morocco
Authors:M Meskini  L Beati  A Benslimane  D Raoult
Institution:(1) Unité des Rickettsies, Faculté de Médecine, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, F-13385 Marseille, France;(2) Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Maroc
Abstract:The prevalence of antibodies reactive withRickettsia conorii, Rickettsia typhi, Coxiella burnetii andEhrlichia chaffeensis was investigated using indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) test on human sera obtained from 300 blood donors in Casablanca and 126 sera obtained from clinical laboratories in Fez. In sera from Casablanca, antibodies reactive at titers >=1: 32 were found againstR. conorii (7%), andR. typhi (1.7%), but not againstE. chaffeensis. In the sera from Fez, antibodies were also detected againstR. conorii (5.6%),R. typhi (4%), but not againstE. chaffeensis. By Western immunoblotting, seroprevalence forR. conorii was in Casablanca and 4.8% in Fez. Antibodies reactive at titers >=1:50 againstC. burnetii (phase II) were present in sera from Casablanca (1%) and Fez (18.3%).Abbreviations IFA Immunofluorescence assay - MSF Mediterranean spotted fever - PBS Phosphate-buffered saline
Keywords:Coxiella burnetii  Ehrlichia chaffeensis  Rickettsia conorii  Rickettsia typhi  Seroepidemiology  Morocco
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