Tytuł pozycji:
Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in rural populations inhabiting areas exposed andnot exposed to floods in eastern Poland
- Tytuł:
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Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in rural populations inhabiting areas exposed andnot exposed to floods in eastern Poland
- Autorzy:
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Wasinski, B.
Sroka, J.
Wojcik-Fatla, A.
Zajac, V.
Cisak, E.
Knap, J.P.
Sawczyn, A.
Dutkiewicz, J.
- Data publikacji:
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2012
- Wydawca:
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Instytut Medycyny Wsi
- Język:
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angielski
- Prawa:
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Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone. Swoboda użytkownika ograniczona do ustawowego zakresu dozwolonego użytku
- Źródło:
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Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine; 2012, 19, 2
1232-1966
- Dostawca treści:
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Biblioteka Nauki
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Blood serum samples collected from randomly selected groups of 100 persons inhabiting rural community ‘A’ located
in eastern Poland and exposed to floods by the Vistula river, and 98 persons inhabiting rural community ‘B’, also located
in eastern Poland, but in the area not exposed to floods were examined by the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) for
the presence of antibodies against 18 Leptospira serovars. Positive results showed 3% of serum samples collected from
community ‘A’, while the seroprevalence in community ‘B’ was 9.2%, being insignificantly higher than in community ‘A’.
For both examined communities (n=198), a significant positive correlation was found between the prevalence and titer
of seropositive response and age of examined people (r=0.145, p=0.042). No significant differences were found between
the prevalence of positive reactions in males and females (p>0.05). The reactions with 10 serovars of Leptospira (Australis,
Autumnalis, Hebdomadis, Hardjo, Sejroe, Zanoni, Bataviae, Bratislava, Canicola and Grippotyphosa), belonging to 3 species
(L. interrogans, L. borgpetersenii, L. kirschneri), were found in the examined communities. From both communities, of 12 persons
demonstrating positive results in MAT, 9 showed reaction with one serovar, 2 with two serovars and 1 with three serovars.
The highest titers found during the examination did not exceeded 800. In conclusion, our results suggest that there is only
a slight, if any, hazard of an leptospirosis epidemic after the flood that afflicted eastern Poland in the year 2010 and the
general epidemiological situation of leptospirosis in eastern Poland. Although there does not seem to be any cause for
concern, further research is needed.