Lévesque B, De Serres G, Higgins R, D'Halewyn MA, Artsob H, Grondin J, Major M, Garvie M, Duval B. Seroepidemiologic study of three zoonoses (leptospirosis, Q fever, and tularemia) among trappers in Québec, Canada.
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 1995;
2:496-8. [PMID:
7583933 PMCID:
PMC170188 DOI:
10.1128/cdli.2.4.496-498.1995]
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Abstract
This study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of antibodies against Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetii, and certain serovars of Leptospira interrogans among trappers in Québec, Canada. Muskrat trapping was identified as a risk factor for F. tularensis infection, whereas having a cat at home apparently protected trappers against infection by L. interrogans. High percentages of control sera were positive for antibodies against C. burnetii (15%) and L. interrogans (5%), most frequently serovar bratislava. This is the first report of human infection by serovar bratislava in North America.
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