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Mohammad Khalili1, Naser Shahabi-Nejad, Mehdi Golchin
1Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, P.O. Box 76169-14111, Kerman, Iran. mdkhalili1@yahoo.com
Abstract:
There is little information on human Q fever in Iran and other Middle East countries. The aim of this study was to determine apparent Q fever seropositivity among febrile patients with suspected brucellosis in southeast Iran. Coxiella burnetii phases I and II specific IgG antibodies were measured by a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in sera from 75 febrile patients. Phase I antibodies were detected in 18 subjects (24%) and phase II antibodies in 27 subjects (36%). This is the first report of human Q fever seropositivity in Iran after 3 decades and demonstrated a high prevalence of C. burnetii exposure in the sampled febrile patients.
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