Volume 22, Number 5—May 2016
Dispatch
Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011–2012
Alice N. Maina
, Christina M. Farris, Antony Odhiambo, Ju Jiang, Jeremiah Laktabai, Janice Armstrong, Thomas Holland, Allen L. Richards, and Wendy P. O’Meara
, Christina M. Farris, Antony Odhiambo, Ju Jiang, Jeremiah Laktabai, Janice Armstrong, Thomas Holland, Allen L. Richards, and Wendy P. O’Meara
Table 1
Prevalence of IgG against Coxiella burnetii, SFGR, TGR, and STGO in serum samples from febrile children attending Webuye District Hospital, Bungoma, Kenya, November 2011–December 2012*
| Antigen type | Total no. samples screened | No. (%) screen positive | Total no. paired samples | No. (%) IgG-positive† | No. (%) acute infections‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. burnetii | 364 | 47 (12.9) | 281 | 10 (3.6) | 25 (8.9) |
| SFGR | 364 | 104 (28.6) | 281 | 23 (8.2) | 63 (22.4) |
| TGR | 364 | 6 (1.6) | 281 | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.1) |
| STGO | 364 | 21 (5.8) | 281 | 9 (3.2) | 10 (3.6) |
*The children were 1–12 years of age. SFGR, spotted fever group rickettsiae; STGO, scrub typhus group orientiae; TGR, typhus group rickettsiae.
†No change in antibody titer between acute- and convalescent-phase serum samples.
‡Seroconversion or 4-fold rise in antibody titer.
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