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Seroprevalence of Seven Zoonotic Pathogens in Pregnant Women from the Caribbean

2014; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 91; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4269/ajtmh.14-0107

1476-1645

Heidi Wood, Michael Drebot, Éric Dewailly, Liz Dillon, Kristina Dimitrova, Martin Forde, Allen Grolla, Elise Lee, Amanda D. Loftis, Kai Makowski, Karen Morrison, Lyndon Robertson, R.C. Krecek,

Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

Studies examining the prevalence of zoonotic agents in the Caribbean are very limited. The objective of this study was to examine the seroprevalence of seven zoonotic agents among individuals residing on 10 English-speaking Caribbean countries. Sera from healthy, pregnant women were collected from Antigua-Barbuda, Belize, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent-Grenadines and tested for the presence of IgG antibodies to dengue virus, hepatitis E virus, hantaviruses, leptospiral agents, spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR), typhus group rickettsiae (TGR), and Coxiella burnetii (Q fever). The highest seroprevalence values were observed for dengue virus, SFGR, and leptospirosis, although the lowest seroprevalence values were observed for hepatitis E virus, C. burnetii, and TGR. Antibodies to hantaviruses were not detected in any individuals.