Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023
Research Letter
Serologic Evidence of Orientia Infection among Rural Population, Cauca Department, Colombia
Table
Orientia seropositivity in rural populations of Cauca Department, by testing method, Colombia, 2017*
Municipalities and rural localities |
No. samples |
No. (%) Orientia IgG positive samples |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
IFA |
ELISA |
Western blot† |
||
Caloto | 48 | 5 (10.4) | 2 (4.2) | 6 (100)‡ |
El Credo | 35 | 4 (11.4) | 1 (2.9) | 4 (100)‡ |
Huellas |
13 |
1 (1.7) |
1 (1.7) |
2 (100) |
El Tambo | 262 | 0 | 45 (17.2) | 11 (24.4) |
Betania | 46 | 0 | 3 (6.5) | 2 (66.7) |
Placer | 88 | 0 | 14 (15.9) | 6 (42.9) |
Zarzal |
128 |
0 |
28 (21.9) |
3 (7) |
La Sierra | 30 | 0 | 5 (16.7) | 1 (20) |
Juan Castaña |
30 |
0 |
5 (16.7) |
1 (20) |
Santander de Quilichao | 146 | 1 (0.7) | 10 (6.8) | 2 (18.2) |
Lomitas Arriba | 65 | 0 | 6 (9.2) | 0 |
Lomitas Ajabo |
81 |
1 (1.2) |
4 (4.9) |
2 (40) |
Total | 486 | 6 (1.2) | 62 (12.8) | 20 (29.9)‡ |
*IFA, indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay. †Denominators are IFA-positive or ELISA-positive samples. ‡One sample was positive by both IFA and ELISA.