Seroepidemiology of nine zoonoses in Viljujsk, Republic of Sakha (Northeastern Siberia, Russian Federation)

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Feb;11(2):157-60. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0105. Epub 2010 Jun 24.

Abstract

A seroepidemiology survey of nine zoonoses was carried out in 2007 on 90 healthy adult volunteers in Viljujsk, a northern city in the Republic of Sakha (Eastern Siberia). The seroprevalence of Lyme borreliosis was 3.3% by immunofluorescence. None of the subjects displayed a positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay/Western blot result for alveolar or cystic echinococcosis. The seroprevalence of toxocariasis by Western blot was 4.4%, and 8.9% of the subjects had anti-Toxoplasma IgG. By enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the seroprevalence of trichinellosis was 4.4%. Three subjects were simultaneously positive for tick-borne encephalitis and West Nile infection, so no clear diagnostic conclusion could be reached for these flavivirus diseases. Interestingly, Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever had an 11.1% seroprevalence rate, indicating that Viljujsk is the most northern focus of this infection. Additionally, this finding suggests a potential involvement of Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever agent, or of another member of the Bunyaviridae family, in the genesis of the so-called Viljujsk encephalomyelitis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Helminth / blood
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Female
  • Helminthiasis / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Lyme Disease / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • RNA Virus Infections / epidemiology
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies*
  • Siberia / epidemiology
  • Toxoplasmosis / epidemiology
  • Zoonoses / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Helminth
  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Antibodies, Viral