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Study of C. burnetii human and animal seroprevalence in a rural population in Madrid community

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A pilot study on human seroprevalence of antibodies to C. burnetii in the Madrid region, initiated in a small rural population, shows a 15.4% positivity by the indirect immunofluorescence test. An urban sample shows an 8.8% positivity. Animal seroprevalence in livestock located in the village under study is 76.6% in caprine and 17.7% in bovine. A high risk epidemiological situation is detected.

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Tellez, A., Martin, A., Anda, P. et al. Study of C. burnetii human and animal seroprevalence in a rural population in Madrid community. Eur J Epidemiol 5, 444–446 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00140138

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