Serologic Evidence of <i>Orientia</i> Infection among Rural Population, Cauca Department, Colombia
Álvaro A. Faccini‐Martínez, Carlos Ramiro Silva‐Ramos, Lucas S. Blanton, Esteban Arroyave, H Diaz, Paola Betancourt-Ruiz, Marylin Hidalgo, David H. Walker
Abstract
We assessed serum samples collected in Cauca Department, Colombia, from 486 persons for Orientia seroreactivity. Overall, 13.8% showed reactive IgG by indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay and ELISA. Of those samples, 30% (20/67) were confirmed to be positive by Western blot, showing >1 reactive band to Orientia 56-kD or 47-kD antigens.
Topics & Concepts
Orientia tsutsugamushiSerologyMedicinePopulationVirologyScrub typhusImmunologyEnvironmental healthAntibodyLeptospirosis research and findingsZoonotic diseases and public healthViral Infections and Vectors