| serological survey of bartonella spp., borrelia burgdorferi, brucella spp., coxiella burnetii, francisella tularensis, leptospira spp., echinococcus, hanta-, tbe- and xmr-virus infection in employees of two forestry enterprises in north rhine-westphalia, germany, 2011-2013. | we initiated a survey to collect basic data on the frequency and regional distribution of various zoonoses in 722 employees of forestry enterprises in the german state of north rhine-westphalia (nrw) from 2011 to 2013. exposures associated with seropositivity were identified to give insight into the possible risk factors for infection with each pathogen. 41.2% of participants were found to be seropositive for anti-bartonella igg, 30.6% for anti-borrelia burgdorferi igg, 14.2% for anti-leptospira ... | 2015 | 26422407 |
| serological diagnosis and follow-up of asymptomatic and acute q fever infections. | during an outbreak of q fever at a farmer's market in soest (north rhine-westphalia, germany) in 2003, we examined 263 serum samples of presumably infected persons for q fever antibodies. one hundred and seventy-one of these patients were tested positive for acute q fever infection. furthermore, 29 persons of certain risk groups like pregnant women (n=11) or patients with valvular heart disease (n=18) were examined. among these, in four pregnant women and two heart patients an acute but asymptom ... | 2006 | 16524773 |