Tularemia on Martha’s Vineyard: Seroprevalence and Occupational Risk
| Autor: | Katherine A. Feldman, Donna Stiles-Enos, Kathleen Julian, Bela T. Matyas, Sam R. Telford, May C. Chu, Lyle R. Petersen, Edward B. Hayes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 350-354 (2003) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid0903.020462 |
| Popis: | We conducted a serosurvey of landscapers to determine if they were at increased risk for exposure to Francisella tularensis and to determine risk factors for infection. In Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, landscapers (n=132) were tested for anti–F. tularensis antibody and completed a questionnaire. For comparison, serum samples from three groups of nonlandscaper Martha’s Vineyard residents (n=103, 99, and 108) were tested. Twelve landscapers (9.1%) were seropositive, compared with one person total from the comparison groups (prevalence ratio 9.0; 95% confidence interval 1.2 to 68.1; p=0.02). Of landscapers who used a power blower, 15% were seropositive, compared to 2% who did not use a power blower (prevalence ratio 9.2; 95% confidence interval 1.2 to 69.0; p=0.02). Seropositive landscapers worked more hours per week mowing and weed-whacking and mowed more lawns per week than their seronegative counterparts. Health-care workers in tularemia-endemic areas should consider tularemia as a diagnosis for landscapers with a febrile illness. |
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