Publications

serological examinations of dogs (canis familiaris) in colombo/sri lanka.	in colombo/sri lanka wild dogs were investigated for various zoonoses. based on the poor general conditions the contamination rate was relatively high. 27 of the 30 dog sera reacted positive against listeriosis. 17 of the 29 samples reacted against q-fever in low titers, however, because of the highly purified antigen used these are evaluated as positive. the contamination rate was 100%. 18 sera reacted positive against the rmsf-group antigen. 14 samples reacted positive against chlamydiasis. 17 ...	1988	3169564
short report: q fever and plasmodium falciparum malaria co-infection in a patient returning from the comoros archipelago.	although plasmodium falciparum malaria and q fever are both prevalent in africa, there have been no reports of co-infection to date. we report a case who returned from the comoros archipelago diagnosed by serologic analysis as well as detection of coxiella burnetii dna in acute-phase serum. thus, q fever may be associated with malaria infection in travelers returning from disease-endemic countries. this diagnosis should be considered when the response to malaria treatment is incomplete.	2005	16354807