Rehácek J, Zupancicová M, Ac P, Tarasevic I V, Jablonskaja V A, Pospísil R, Baloghovă D
Bull World Health Organ. 1976;53(1):31-8.
Natural foci of Q fever and of spotted fever group rickettsiae in the Kosice district of east Slovakia are described and discussed. It was established that the natural focus of Q fever was a secondary one. Cattle were observed to be the main source of human infection and a high proportion of synanthropic rodents was found to be infested with Coxiella burnetii. The natural focus of spotted fever group rickettsiae was shown to be of a primary character, such rickettsiae circulating among ticks and small mammals. It is suggested that natural foci of spotted fever group rickettsiae in east Slovakia may be connected with the natural distribution of Dermacentor ticks.
本文描述并讨论了斯洛伐克东部科希策地区Q热和斑点热群立克次体的自然疫源地。已确定Q热的自然疫源地是次生疫源地。观察到牛是人类感染的主要来源，并且发现相当比例的家栖啮齿动物感染了伯氏考克斯体。斑点热群立克次体的自然疫源地表现为原发性，此类立克次体在蜱和小型哺乳动物之间传播。有人认为，斯洛伐克东部斑点热群立克次体的自然疫源地可能与 Dermacentor 蜱的自然分布有关。
