Abstract
The authors tested 481 dog sera from the South of France for Rickettsia conorii antibodies using an Indirect Immunofluorescent Antibody Technique. Eighty percent of the sera were positive at a dilution of 1:32 and 45% at a dilution of 1:128. The authors conclude that this provides evidence of the endemic situation of Mediterranean Spotted Fever in the South of France.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis*
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Boutonneuse Fever / diagnosis
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Boutonneuse Fever / epidemiology
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Boutonneuse Fever / veterinary*
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Disease Reservoirs
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Dog Diseases / epidemiology*
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Dogs / microbiology*
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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France
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Rickettsia / immunology*
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Rickettsiaceae Infections / veterinary*