Medical Centre of the University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Feb;19(2):317-20. doi: 10.3201/eid1902.120601.
Rickettsioses caused by typhus group rickettsiae have been reported in various African regions. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,227 participants from 9 different sites in the Mbeya region, Tanzania; overall seroprevalence of typhus group rickettsiae was 9.3%. Risk factors identified in multivariable analysis included low vegetation density and highway proximity.
在多个非洲地区均有报道称,斑疹伤寒群立克次体引起的立克次体病。我们在坦桑尼亚姆贝亚地区的 9 个不同地点对 1227 名参与者进行了横断面调查;总体而言,斑疹伤寒群立克次体的血清阳性率为 9.3%。多变量分析确定的危险因素包括植被密度低和靠近高速公路。