Lévesque B, De Serres G, Higgins R, D'Halewyn M A, Artsob H, Grondin J, Major M, Garvie M, Duval B
Centre de Santé publique de Québec, Ste-Foy, Canada.
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 1995 Jul;2(4):496-8. doi: 10.1128/cdli.2.4.496-498.1995.
This study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of antibodies against Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetii, and certain serovars of Leptospira interrogans among trappers in Québec, Canada. Muskrat trapping was identified as a risk factor for F. tularensis infection, whereas having a cat at home apparently protected trappers against infection by L. interrogans. High percentages of control sera were positive for antibodies against C. burnetii (15%) and L. interrogans (5%), most frequently serovar bratislava. This is the first report of human infection by serovar bratislava in North America.
本研究旨在评估加拿大魁北克省捕猎者中针对土拉弗朗西斯菌、伯纳特柯克斯体和问号钩端螺旋体某些血清型的抗体流行情况。麝鼠捕猎被确定为土拉弗朗西斯菌感染的一个风险因素，而家中养猫显然可保护捕猎者免受问号钩端螺旋体感染。对照血清中针对伯纳特柯克斯体（15%）和问号钩端螺旋体（5%）的抗体阳性率较高，最常见的血清型是布拉迪斯拉发型。这是北美关于布拉迪斯拉发血清型人类感染的首次报告。
