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Q Fever in Sokoto, Nigeria
Author(s) -
BLONDEAU J.,
YATES L.,
MARTIN R.,
MARRIE T.,
UKOLI P.,
THOMAS A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb42233.x
Subject(s) - nova scotia , general hospital , library science , medicine , family medicine , geography , archaeology , computer science
There is very little information available about the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Africa. We obtained blood from 75 Nigerians hospitalized in Sokoto for a variety of acute medical conditions. Their age range was 7 months to 50 years; there were 39 males and 36 females. Antibody titers were determined to phase I and phase II C. burnetii antigens using a microimmunofluorescence test. Thirty-three (44%) had an antibody titer of greater than or equal to 1:8 to phase II C. burnetii. We conclude on the basis of this limited survey that Q fever is common in Nigeria.