Open AccessSeroprevalence of Seven Zoonotic Pathogens in Pregnant Women from the Caribbean
Author(s) -
Heidi Wood,
Michael Drebot,
Éric Dewailly,
Liz Dillon,
Kristina Dimitrova,
Martin Forde,
Allen Grolla,
Elise Lee,
Amanda D. Loftis,
Kai Makowski,
Karen Morrison,
Lyndon Robertson,
R.C. Krecek
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1476-1645
pISSN - 0002-9637
DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0107
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , leptospirosis , q fever , dengue fever , leptospira , coxiella burnetii , yellow fever , virology , dengue virus , spotted fever , hepatitis a , typhus , biology , veterinary medicine , serology , hepatitis , virus , medicine , antibody , immunology , rickettsia
Studies examining the prevalence of zoonotic agents in the Caribbean are very limited. The objective of this study was to examine the seroprevalence of seven zoonotic agents among individuals residing on 10 English-speaking Caribbean countries. Sera from healthy, pregnant women were collected from Antigua-Barbuda, Belize, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent-Grenadines and tested for the presence of IgG antibodies to dengue virus, hepatitis E virus, hantaviruses, leptospiral agents, spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR), typhus group rickettsiae (TGR), and Coxiella burnetii (Q fever). The highest seroprevalence values were observed for dengue virus, SFGR, and leptospirosis, although the lowest seroprevalence values were observed for hepatitis E virus, C. burnetii, and TGR. Antibodies to hantaviruses were not detected in any individuals.
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