Abstract
Concerns have been raised about the role of domestic cats or dogs in the acquisition of zoonoses, in particular in pregnant women or immune-suppressed persons. We report that cat or dog ownership is not associated with an increased seroprevalence of antibodies to Anaplasma phagozytophilum, Coxiella burnetii, and Bartonella henselae in symptom-free persons in Styria, Austria.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / immunology
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic / microbiology*
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Austria / epidemiology
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Bartonella henselae / immunology
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Cat-Scratch Disease / epidemiology*
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Cat-Scratch Disease / transmission
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Cats
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Coxiella burnetii / immunology
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Dogs
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Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology*
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Ehrlichiosis / transmission
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pregnancy
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Q Fever / epidemiology*
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Q Fever / transmission
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Zoonoses / transmission