Publications

q fever: prevalence of antibodies to coxiella burnetii in the basque country.	the aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of coxiella burnetii infection in the basque population. to this end a stratified sampling was carried out taking as a criterion the size of the population in a given area of residence. residents in sparsely populated areas were found to have a prevalence of 38.5%, significantly greater than in highly populated areas (odds ratio [or] = 1.56; 95% confidence interval [ci]: 1.08-2.27 and or = 1.58; 95% ci: 1.09-2.30). the prevalence was signific ...	1993	8144303
tick-borne zoonotic bacteria in wild and domestic small mammals in northern spain.	the prevalence and diversity of tick-borne zoonotic bacteria (borrelia spp., anaplasma phagocytophilum, coxiella burnetii, and spotted fever group rickettsiae) infecting 253 small mammals captured in the basque country (spain) were assessed using pcr and reverse line blot hybridization. trapping sites were selected around sheep farms (study 1, 2000 to 2002) and recreational parks (study 2, 2003 to 2005). the majority of the studied mammals (162) were wood mice (apodemus sylvaticus), but six othe ...	2007	17693556