RESEARCH PAPER
Seroprevalence of Q fever, brucellosis and leptospirosis in farmers and agricultural workers in Bari, Southern Italy.
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Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, Hygiene Section, University of Bari, Italy
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Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Chair of Medical Statistics, University of Bari, Italy
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Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, Occupational Health, University of Bari, Italy
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Centre for Immunobiologicals Research and Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Corresponding author
Rosa Monno
Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, Hygiene Section, School of Medicine, University of Bari, Italy, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, Hygiene Section, School of Medicine, University of Bari, Italy, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2009;16(2):205-209
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ABSTRACT
To establish the seroprevalence of antibodies to C. burnetii, Leptospira and Brucella in subjects at risk of exposure, 128 workers exposed to farm animals and 280 healthy blood donors were studied. Antibodies to C. burnetii, Leptospira and Brucella were determined by indirect immunofluorescence assay, by microagglutination test (MAT) and by standard tube agglutination test, respectively. Of subjects exposed to farm animals 73.4 % were positive for anti C. burnetii IgG (titer ≥ 20) compared to 13.6 % of control subjects (p<0.0001). The seroprevalence was found mainly among the veterinarians (100 %) and the animal breeding workers (84 %). The trend of percentage of positivity to antibodies to C. burnetii is significant only in the group of workers ≥70 years, when adjusted for sex and occupation. None of the subjects examined had antibodies to Leptospira and Brucella. Further improvements in the occupational hygiene of the work environment is advisable.
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