One health behind bars: Seroincidence of Coxiella burnetii in women inmates, correctional officers, and feral cats

IF 4.1 2区医学 Q1 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

One Health Pub Date : 2025-04-10 DOI:10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101032

Danilo Alves de França , Louise Bach Kmetiuk , Gabriel Luís Brucinski Pinto , Igor Silva Silito , Jully Kosloski , Ana Íris de Lima Duré , Helio Langoni , Juliano Ribeiro , Marcelo Bahia Labruna , Alexander Welker Biondo

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Abstract

Although the Q fever causative agent Coxiella burnetii has presented a variety of infection sources, its epidemiology remains to be fully established in vulnerable populations. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the presence and dynamics of anti- C. burnetii antibodies and associated risk factors in incarcerated women, correctional officers and in-prison feral cats of a major Brazilian penitentiary complex in a one-year interval. Overall, 139/413 (33.7 %) inmates in 2020 and 68/166 (41.0 %) in 2021 were seropositive to C. burnetii by the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). A statistical association was observed between seropositivity and inmate ethnicity (p = 0.0173), with Black individuals 2-fold more likely seropositive. No feral cat sample was seropositive. The one-year seroincidence was 14.5. The seroincidence and associated risk factors herein have been the first to C. burnetii during incarceration worldwide, serving as a One Health approach warning of Q Fever behind bars.

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One Health Medicine-Infectious Diseases

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8.10

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4.00%

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18 weeks

期刊介绍： One Health - a Gold Open Access journal. The mission of One Health is to provide a platform for rapid communication of high quality scientific knowledge on inter- and intra-species pathogen transmission, bringing together leading experts in virology, bacteriology, parasitology, mycology, vectors and vector-borne diseases, tropical health, veterinary sciences, pathology, immunology, food safety, mathematical modelling, epidemiology, public health research and emergency preparedness. As a Gold Open Access journal, a fee is payable on acceptance of the paper. Please see the Guide for Authors for more information. Submissions to the following categories are welcome: Virology, Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology, Vectors and vector-borne diseases, Co-infections and co-morbidities, Disease spatial surveillance, Modelling, Tropical Health, Discovery, Ecosystem Health, Public Health.