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. 2013 Jul;18(7):850-3.
doi: 10.1111/tmi.12116. Epub 2013 Apr 19.

Short communication: prevalence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) in children in The Gambia, West Africa

Wim van der Hoek  1 , Ramu Sarge-Njie, Tineke Herremans, Thomas Chisnall, Joseph Okebe, Eniyou Oriero, Bart Versteeg, Bart Goossens, Marianne van der Sande, Beate Kampmann, Davis Nwakanma
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Short communication: prevalence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) in children in The Gambia, West Africa

Wim van der Hoek et al. Trop Med Int Health. 2013 Jul.
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Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) among children in eight villages in The Gambia, West Africa.

Methods: Sera of 796 children aged 1-15 years were tested for presence of antibodies against phase II of C. burnetii by ELISA.

Results: IgG and/or IgM phase II antibodies against C. burnetii were detectable in 8.3% (66/796) of all serum samples analysed with significant differences in seroprevalence between villages. Highest prevalence was found in the age group 1-4 years.

Conclusions: Exposure to C. burnetii is considerable in the early years of life in The Gambia, and further studies are warranted to estimate the role of Q fever in acute febrile illness in The Gambia and elsewhere in Africa.

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