Saber Esmaeili1, Behzad Esfandiari1, Max Maurin2, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya3, Mohammad Reza Shirzadi3, Fahimeh Bagheri Amiri4, Ehsan Mostafavi5. 1. Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases (Akanlu), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Kabudar-Ahang, Hamadan, Iran. 2. CNR Francisella, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Département des Agents Infectieux, Institut de Biologie et de Pathologie, CHU de Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France LAPM, CNRS UMR EAFC, Grenoble, France. 3. Center of Disease Control (CDC), Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran. 4. Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 5. Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases (Akanlu), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Kabudar-Ahang, Hamadan, Iran mostafavi@pasteur.ac.ir.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis. Human infections often occur through manipulation of infected animals or animal carcasses. METHODS: In this study, we determined the tularemia seroprevalence in butchers and slaughterhouse workers in 10 counties of Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran. RESULTS: A mean seroprevalence of 6.5% for IgG antibodies against F. tularensis was seen. The highest seropositivity rates were observed in the counties of Zabol and Nikhshahr. There was no difference in the seroprevalence rates between butchers and slaughterhouse workers (p=0.25). CONCLUSION: These data suggest that tularemia is endemic in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran.
BACKGROUND:Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis. Human infections often occur through manipulation of infected animals or animal carcasses. METHODS: In this study, we determined the tularemia seroprevalence in butchers and slaughterhouse workers in 10 counties of Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran. RESULTS: A mean seroprevalence of 6.5% for IgG antibodies against F. tularensis was seen. The highest seropositivity rates were observed in the counties of Zabol and Nikhshahr. There was no difference in the seroprevalence rates between butchers and slaughterhouse workers (p=0.25). CONCLUSION: These data suggest that tularemia is endemic in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran.
Authors: Stephane A Y Babo; Gilbert Fokou; Richard B Yapi; Coletha Mathew; Arnaud K Dayoro; Rudovick R Kazwala; Bassirou Bonfoh Journal: Pastoralism Date: 2022-06-23