The use of immunoenzymatic method for detection of antibodies against zoonotic diseases in Czech soldiers returning from Afghanistan

0433644 - ÚBO 2015 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Straková, Petra - Rudolf, Ivo - Pavlis, O. - Hubálek, Zdeněk
The use of immunoenzymatic method for detection of antibodies against zoonotic diseases in Czech soldiers returning from Afghanistan.
Military Medical Science Letters. Roč. 83, č. 2 (2014), s. 67-72. ISSN 0372-7025. E-ISSN 2571-113X
EU Projects: European Commission(XE) 261504 - EDENEXT
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : ELISA method * zoonoses * soldiers * Afghanistan
Subject RIV: EE - Microbiology, Virology
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In this work, we focused on detection of IgG antibodies in the blood sera from Czech soldiers returning from Afghanistan against selected zoonotic diseases by commercially available ELISA kits. Samples were tested for the presence of antibodies against Brucella abortus, Coxiella burnetii, Leptospira spp., complex of Rickettsia conorii, Leishmania infantum, hantaviruses and hepatitis E virus. Except for L. infantum (all persons were negative), we found following seroreactivity rate: 10 % in B. abortus, 11 % in C. burnetii, 20 % in Leptospira spp., 10 % in R. conorii and 4 % in both hepatitis E virus and hantaviruses.
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