Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in patients presenting with acute febrile illness at Marigat District Hospital, Baringo County, Kenya

Q fever is not routinely diagnosed in Kenyan hospitals. This study reports on Q fever in patients presenting at Marigat District Hospital, Kenya, with febrile illness. ELISA was used to detect Coxiella burnetii phase antigens. Of 406 patients, 45 (11.1%) were judged to have acute disease (phase II I...

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Published in:	Veterinary medicine and science Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 2093 - 2099
Main Authors:	Lemtudo, Allan P., Mutai, Beth K., Mwamburi, Lizzy, Waitumbi, John N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-09-2021 John Wiley and Sons Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Animals Antibodies Antibodies, Bacterial Antigens Coxiella burnetii Coxiella burnetti Disease Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Epidemics Goat Diseases - epidemiology Hospitals Hospitals, District Illnesses Immunofluorescence Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Infections Kenya - epidemiology Original Patients Population studies Public health Q fever Q Fever - epidemiology Q Fever - veterinary Risk factors Sensitivity analysis Seroepidemiologic Studies Serology Zoonoses zoonosis Kenya Q fever zoonosis Coxiella burnetti
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