Sero-epidemiological investigation on Rickettsia typhi,Bartonella henselae and Orientia tsutsugamushi in farmers from rural areas of Tianjin,2007-2009
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2011.03.012
- VernacularTitle:天津市农牧地区2007—2009年莫氏立克次体、横赛巴尔通体、恙虫病东方体血清流行病学调查
- Author:
Ying ZHANG
1
;
Zhi-Lun ZHANG
;
Jie-Ying YIN
;
Jie LV
;
Hui-Lan YU
;
Chang-Wei LIANG
;
Shi-Wen WANG
;
Jing-Bo ZHAO
;
Li-Juan ZHANG
Author Information
1. 天津市疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Rickettsia typhi;
Bartonella henselae;
Orientia tsutsugamushi;
Sero-epidemiological survey
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2011;32(3):256-259
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the sero-epidemiological starus regarding Rickettsia (R.) typhi,Bartonella (B.) henselae and Orientia (O.) tsutsugamushi in farmers from rural areas of Tianjin.Methods Field epidemiological surveys were performed in 8 districts (county) of Tianjin city from 2007 to 2009.886 farmers were randomly recruited and their serum samples collected to detect the specific antibodies of R.typhi,B.henselae and O.tsutsugamushi by micro-indirect immunoflorescence (IFA).Results The total antibody positive rates of R.typhi increased from 5.0% to 58.2% while B.heaselae had an increase from 2.6% to 14.5% and O.tsutsugamushi increased from 1.8% to 39.8%.Geographic distribution showed that farmers living in the central and southeast areas were higher than that in other areas.Conclusion Infections of both R.typhi,B.henselae and O.tsutsugamushi in farmers from Tianjin areas were popular and the antibody positive rates ofR.typhi,B.henselae and O.tsutsugamushi had an annual increase.
