| the prevalence of igg antibodies to spotted-fever group rickettsiae among urban and rural dwelling children in southern israel. | the prevalence of igg antibodies to spotted-fever group rickettsiae was studied in a sample of 1,055 healthy children aged 2-17 years, residents of the desert negev region of southern israel. groups of children from 5 different places of residency were tested: (1) urban children from the city of beer-sheva; (2) children from omer, a suburb of the city; (3) children from rural communes ("kibbutz"); (4) children from small agricultural settlements ("moshav"); and (5) seminomadic bedouin children. ... | 1990 | 2320961 |
| rickettsial antibody prevalence in southern israel: igg antibodies to coxiella burnetii, rickettsia typhi, and spotted fever group rickettsiae among urban- and rural-dwelling and bedouin women. | a retrospective serological survey was carried out using sera obtained from women at childbirth in the southern desert region of israel to determine exposure experience to three rickettsial agents: coxiella burnetii, rickettsia typhi, and spotted fever group rickettsiae. using the indirect fluorescent antibody method for determining igg antibodies, it was found that about 40% of all sera examined demonstrated antibodies to one or more rickettsiae. bedouin women appeared to be at greater risk of ... | 1983 | 6418016 |