The Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsia Along the Texas-Mexico Border.

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Tác giả: Eric L Brown, Frederick M Cramer, Timothy A Erickson, Sarah M Gunter, Craig L Hanis, Lauren M Leining, Josephine Tolan

Ngôn ngữ: eng

Ký hiệu phân loại: 546.4 Group 3

Thông tin xuất bản: United States : The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene , 2025

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Bộ sưu tập: NCBI

ID: 695253

Rickettsial pathogens are an endemic and emergent source of disease in Texas, with a historically high rate of transmission along the United States-Mexico border. To better understand the prevalence and risk factors for spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) and typhus group Rickettsia (TGR) along the Texas-Mexico border, we conducted a seroprevalence study of adults residing in Starr County, Texas (N = 616). Plasma samples were screened for IgG reactivity to SFGR and TGR using commercially available ELISA. ELISA-positive samples were confirmed using a dual spot IgG indirect immunofluorescent assay. Seropositivity was defined as having a ≥1:128 titer. Analysis was conducted to assess risk factors associated with seropositivity. A higher seroprevalence of TGR (10.9%) was identified compared with SFGR (4.6%) and Rickettsia unspecified (2.0%). These findings add to the growing body of evidence suggesting that both SFGR and TGR are endemic along the Texas-Mexico border.
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