Q fever serology in febrile patients in southeast Iran

Khalili, Mohammad; Shahabi-Nejad, Naser; Golchin, Mehdi

doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2010.04.002

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“…In that study, 24% and 36% of the patients had phase I antibodies and phase II antibodies, respectively (8).…”

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confidence: 77%

Acute Q fever among febrile patients in Zahedan, southeastern Iran

Metanat¹,

Rad²,

Alavi-Naini³

et al. 2014

Turk J Med Sci

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It is shown that the electroweak physics of the electron and the muon is based on the left-right gauge model with the mixing parameters 0.2254 and 0.2746. These mixing parameters are determined by the masses of the electron and the muon. The electroweak physics of the Tau-lepton and its left-handed neutrino is based on the gauge group SU(2)LXU(1).The mixing parameter for this gauge model is 0.5 and is determined by the mass of the charged Tau-lepton. The W and Z bosons that mediate the electroweak physics of Tau-lepton and its neutrino have masses 173.5 GeV and 245.4 GeV, respectively.

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“…In that study, 24% and 36% of the patients had phase I antibodies and phase II antibodies, respectively (8).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 77%

Acute Q fever among febrile patients in Zahedan, southeastern Iran

Metanat¹,

Rad²,

Alavi-Naini³

et al. 2014

Turk J Med Sci

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“…Considering the zoonotic aspect of Coxiella burnetii infection and the recent occurrence of Q fever in humans in Afghanistan and Iran (Hartzell et al 2007;Aronson 2008;Khalili et al 2010;Bailey et al 2011), the determination of seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in domesticated animals as hosts/reservoirs for infection in man has long been established. The dromedary is no exception.…”

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confidence: 99%

Seroepidemiology of Q fever in one-humped camel population in northeast Iran

Pirouz

Mohammadi

Mehrzad

et al. 2015

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Coxiella burnetii, an obligate intracellular bacterium, is the causative agent of important zoonotic Q fever. It is the etiological agent of coxiellosis or Q fever in animals and human. This seroepidemiological survey was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of coxiellosis in increasingly camel raised population in vast area of Khorasan (North, South, and Razavi) provinces, northeast Iran. Using cluster random sampling strategy, 167 camels in 11 counties were selected as serum samples. Sera were assayed for antibody against C. burnetii using a Q fever ELISA kit. Logistic regression model was used to insight the contributing risk factor(s) of Q fever in the study area. C. burnetii was widely distributed throughout the study area. Seroprevalence of C. burnetii at animal level was 28.7 % [(95 % confidence interval (CI): 21.83, 35.56)] for camel populations. The proportion of seropositivity for camels in the studied counties ranged from 0 to 63.6 %. Logistic regression model showed that age correlated with seroprevalence of coxiellosis at the individual level in camels (P < 0.05). This study showed that a relatively high proportion of camels are seropositive to C. burnetii. Considering the economic, zoonotic, and public health importance of Q fever, percussion measures are to be implemented to prevent spreading of C. burnetii and zeroing the risk of Q fever in farm animals and human in this agro-ecologically and geopolitically important region.

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“…No human cases have been reported in Iran since 1976 and the disease was ignored for many years [4]. In 2010, C. burnetii antibodies were reported in febrile patients in the Kerman province (southeast Iran) [5] and investigation for Q fever was resumed in Iran. However, there have been no reports of chronic Q fever in Iran until now.…”

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Q fever endocarditis in Iran: A case report

Yaghmaie

Esmaeili

Francis

et al. 2015

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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In this report, we describe the first chronic case of Q fever endocarditis in a 72-year-old woman in Iran. The patient developed radiation-associated heart disease status post (s/p) coronary artery bypass surgery, mitral and aortic valve replacements, and tricuspid valve repair. Endocarditis was also suspected due to a history of heart valve surgery. Blood cultures were negative, but a diagnosis of Q fever endocarditis was confirmed based on serologic titers (IgG phase I 1:32,768). The patient was treated with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine.

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Q fever serology in febrile patients in southeast Iran

Cited by 33 publications

References 10 publications

Acute Q fever among febrile patients in Zahedan, southeastern Iran

Acute Q fever among febrile patients in Zahedan, southeastern Iran

Seroepidemiology of Q fever in one-humped camel population in northeast Iran

Q fever endocarditis in Iran: A case report

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