Epidemiology of Q fever in Sweden.

Akesson A; Macellaro A; Tüll P; Williams JC; Norlander L

doi:10.3109/00365549109023393

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Q fever is known to be a worldwide disease, with Sweden supposed to be one of a few exceptions. The purpose of this pilot study was to elucidate whether or not a potential risk group for obtaining Q fever in Sweden was seropositive to the causative agent Coxiella burnetii. Blood samples were collected from sheep farmers on the island of Gotland, and from members of their families. Serum samples were examined by ELISA for the presence of antibodies against C. burnetii, phases I and II. Positive reactions were confirmed with Western blot analysis. It was found that 30% of the study group were seropositive to C. burnetii, thus indicating that Q fever is endemic in this area of Sweden.

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Q fever in Finland: clinical, immunological and epidemiological findings.

The first human case of domestic Q fever in Sweden.

Q fever in Europe: current aspects of aetiology, epidemiology, human infection, diagnosis and therapy.

Humoral immune response to Q fever: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay antibody response to Coxiella burnetii in experimentally infected guinea pigs.

Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4.

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[How widespread is Q fever in Switzerland?].

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Emerging evidence for Q fever in humans in Denmark: role of contact with dairy cattle.

Determination of new cutoff values for indirect immunofluorescence antibody test for Q fever diagnosis in Denmark.

Atypical manifestations of chronic Q fever.

Characterization of a spotted fever group Rickettsia from Ixodes ricinus ticks in Sweden.

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