Abstract

Indigenous health has posted complex challenges worldwide, particularly due to historical economic, territorial, social and environmental processes, which may lead to emergence and reemergence of pathogens. In addition to few Coxiella burnetii serosurveys in vulnerable populations, especially in developing tropical countries, no comprehensive One Health approach has focused on human-animal infection along with potential environmental determinants. Accordingly, this study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of anti-C. burnetii antibodies in indigenous populations and their dogs from 10 indigenous communities distributed in southern and southeastern Brazil, along with the correspondent healthcare professionals. In overall, 8/893 (0.90%; 95% CI 0.45–1.76) indigenous and 1/406 (0.25%) dog samples were seropositive, with 7/343 (2.04%) individuals the 1/144 (0.69%) dog from the Ocoy community, located in the city of São Miguel do Iguaçu, bordering Argentina at south, and far 10 km at west from Paraguay. All 84 healthcare professionals tested seronegative.

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Title
One Health approach to Coxiella burnetii in Brazilian indigenous communities
Author
Farinhas, João Henrique 1 ; de França, Danilo Alves 2 ; Serpa, Maria Carolina 3 ; Biondo, Leandro Meneguelli 4 ; Doline, Fernando Rodrigo 1 ; Giuffrida, Rogério 5 ; Santarém, Vamilton Alvares 5 ; dos Santos, Andrea Pires 6 ; Labruna, Marcelo B. 3 ; Kmetiuk, Louise Bach 1 ; Biondo, Alexander Welker 7 

 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Graduate College of Cell and Molecular Biology, Curitiba, Brazil (GRID:grid.20736.30) (ISNI:0000 0001 1941 472X) 
 São Paulo State University, Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animals Science, Botucatu, Brazil (GRID:grid.410543.7) (ISNI:0000 0001 2188 478X) 
 University of São Paulo, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo, Brazil (GRID:grid.11899.38) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0722) 
 Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, National Institute of the Atlantic Forest (INMA), Santa Teresa, Brazil (GRID:grid.11899.38) 
 University of Western São Paulo (UNOESTE), Graduate College in Animal Sciences, Presidente Prudente, , Brazil (GRID:grid.412294.8) (ISNI:0000 0000 9007 5698) 
 Purdue University, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, West Lafayette, USA (GRID:grid.169077.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 2197) 
 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Graduate College of Cell and Molecular Biology, Curitiba, Brazil (GRID:grid.20736.30) (ISNI:0000 0001 1941 472X); Purdue University, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, West Lafayette, USA (GRID:grid.169077.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 2197) 
Pages
10142
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3049968214
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.