Yoshiie K, Oda H, Nagano N, Matayoshi S
Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University.
Microbiol Immunol. 1991;35(7):577-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1991.tb01588.x.
Serological examination of bovine and human sera for antibodies against Coxiella burnetti was carried out by the immunofluorescence technique. Twenty to 30% of the cows examined were antibody-positive. Sera from two veterinarians also had antibody against C. burnetii. These results suggest an increase in the number of infected cows with C. burnetii in Japan since 1954, and also imply the possibility of the prevalence of acute Q fever in the human population, which had been underestimated and undiagnosed for the last three decades.
采用免疫荧光技术对牛血清和人血清进行了针对伯纳特立克次体抗体的血清学检测。被检测的奶牛中有20%至30%抗体呈阳性。两名兽医的血清中也含有针对伯纳特立克次体的抗体。这些结果表明，自1954年以来，日本感染伯纳特立克次体的奶牛数量有所增加，这也意味着在过去三十年中一直被低估和未被诊断的急性Q热在人群中流行的可能性。
