Seroreactivity to <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> in an Agricultural Population and Prevalence of <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> Infection in Ticks of a Non-Endemic Region for Q Fever in South Korea

Seroreactivity to <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> in an Agricultural Population and Prevalence of <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> Infection in Ticks of a Non-Endemic Region for Q Fever in South Korea

<i>Coxiella burnetii</i> infects humans and wild and domesticated animals. Although reported cases on Jeju Island, off the coast of South Korea, are rare, the region is considered to have a high potential for Q fever. We investigated the seroprevalence of antibodies to <i>C. burnet...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Rae Yoo, Mi-Sun Kim, Sang-Taek Heo, Hyun-Joo Oh, Jung-Hwan Oh, Seo-Young Ko, Jeong-Ho Kang, Sung-Kgun Lee, Woo-Seong Jeong, Gil-Myeong Seong, Hyun-Jung Lee, Chul-Hoo Kang, Ji-Hyun Moon, Keun-Hwa Lee, Sung-Wook Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Coxiella burnetii</i>
Q fever
tick-borne disease
seroprevalence
South Korea
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/10/1337

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