@article{PAR00014992,
  title = {{A}bsence of serological evidence of {R}ickettsia spp., {B}artonella spp., {E}hrlichia spp. and {C}oxiella burnetii infections in {A}merican {S}amoa},
  author = {{L}au, {C}. and {M}usso, {D}. and {F}ournier, {P}. {E}. and {P}arola, {P}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {W}einstein, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ittle is known about the epidemiology of zoonotic diseases in {A}merican {S}amoa ({P}acific). {A} review of literature did not identify any published information on human {R}ickettsia spp., {B}artonella spp., {E}hrlichia spp. or {C}oxiella burnetii infections in this country. {T}o determine the presence of these diseases, we conducted a serosurvey of {A}merican {S}amoans. {T}he presence of immunoglobulin {G} antibodies against {R}ickettsia felis, {R}ickettsia typhi, {R}ickettsia conorii, {C}. burnetii, {B}artonella henselae, {B}artonella quintana, and {E}hrlichia chaffeensis was evaluated by indirect immunofluorescence assay in sera from 197 {A}merican {S}amoan adults. {N}one of the samples had antibodies at a significant level against {R}ickettsia spp., {B}artonella spp., {E}hrlichia spp. or {C}. burnetii (seroprevalence 0%; one-tailed 95% {CI} 0-1.86%). {W}e cannot conclude that these pathogens are absent in {A}merican {S}amoa but, if present, their prevalence is probably very low. {Q} fever has been reported worldwide except in {N}ew {Z}ealand and {F}rench {P}olynesia; these new data suggest that the prevalence of {Q} fever is likely to be very low in the {P}acific {I}slands.},
  keywords = {{R}ickettsia ; {B}artonella ; {C}oxiella ; {E}hrlichia ; {S}eroprevalence ; {E}merging diseases ; surveillance ; {A}merican {S}amoa ; {P}acific {I}slands ; {PACIFIQUE} {ILES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}icks and {T}ick-{B}orne {D}iseases},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {703--705},
  ISSN = {1877-959{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.02.019},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00014992},
}