1953 |
Serological study of workers in a meat processing plant |
Complement fixation test |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:1 |
Sao Paulo city, Sao Paulo State |
1.69% |
Brandao et al.44. Brandão H, Vale LA, Christovão, DA. Investigações sobre a febre Q em São Paulo: estudo sorológico em operários de um frigorífico. Arq Fac Hig Saude Publica Univ Sao Paulo. 1953;7:127-31. |
1954 |
Q fever in Rio de Janeiro. |
Complement fixation test |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:4 |
Rio de Janeiro city, Rio de Janeiro State |
1.8% |
Travassos et al.3030. Travassos J, Ubatuba A, Silva NP, Mello MT. Febre Q no Rio de Janeiro. Cien Cult. 1954;6:199-200. |
1955 |
Q fever research in Sao Paulo: a study of cattle handlers |
Complement fixation test |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:8 |
Sao Paulo city, Sao Paulo State |
7% |
Valle3131. Valle LA, Brandão H, Christóvão DA, D’Apice M. Investigações sobre a febre Q em São Paulo: II - Estudo em tratadores de gado e em bovinos. Arq Fac Hig Saude Publica Univ Sao Paulo. 1955;9:167-80. |
1964 |
Prevalence among milkers and dairy cattle workers |
Capillary serum agglutination |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:4 |
Vale do Paraiba, Sao Paulo State |
8.5% |
Ribeiro-Netto et al.2828. Ribeiro-Netto A, Nikitin T, Ribeiro IF. Estudo sôbre febre Q em São Paulo: III. Prevalência em ordenhadores e tratadores de bovinos. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 1964;6:255-7. |
1975 |
Toxoplasma gondii and Coxiella burnetii among Brazilian slaughterhouse workers |
Microagglutination |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:4 |
Belo Horizonte city, Minas Gerais State |
29% |
Riemann2929. Riemann HP, Brant PC, Behymer DE, Franti CE. Toxoplasma gondii and Coxiella burneti antibodies among Brazilian slaughterhouse employees. Am J Epidemiol. 1975;102:386-93. |
2005 |
Serological evidence in healthy individuals from the Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:16 |
Juiz de Fora city, Minas Gerais State |
3.9% |
Costa et al.3939. Costa PS, Brigatte ME, Greco DB. Antibodies to Rickettsia rickettsii, Rickettsia typhi, Coxiella burnetii, Bartonella henselae, Bartonella quintana and Ehrlichia chaffeensis among healthy population in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2005;100:853-9. |
2006 |
Report of 16 cases of Q fever in Minas Gerais |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:32 |
Juiz de Fora city, Minas Gerais State |
62.5% |
Costa et al.4040. Costa PS, Brigatte ME, Greco DB. Questing one Brazilian query: reporting 16 cases of Q fever from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2006;48:5-9. |
2006 |
Infective endocarditis, experience in a cardiology hospital in Sao Paulo |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:800 |
Sao Paulo city, Sao Paulo State |
1.63% |
Siciliano et al.4141. Siciliano RF, Strabelli TM, Zeigler R, Rodrigues C, Castelli JB, Grinberg M, et al. Infective endocarditis due to Bartonella spp. and Coxiella burnetii: experience at a cardiology hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006;1078:215-22. |
2008 |
Coxiella burnetii endocarditis: case report |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:1600 |
Sao Felipe city, Bahia State |
Positive case |
Siciliano et al.4242. Siciliano RF, Ribeiro HB, Furtado RH, Castelli JB, Sampaio RO, Santos FC, et al. Endocardite por Coxiella burnetii (febre Q): doença rara ou pouco diagnosticada? Relato de caso. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008;41:409-12. |
2009 |
Coxiella burnetii seroprevalence in HIV-positive patients in Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro State |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:64 |
Rio de Janeiro city, Rio de Janeiro State |
3.2% |
Lamas et al.4343. Lamas CC, Rozental T, Bóia MN, Favacho AR, Kirsten AH, Silva AP, et al. Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009;15 Suppl 2:140-1. |
2015 |
Bartonella spp. and Coxiella burnetii associated with culture-negative endocarditis |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:800 |
Sao Paulo city, Sao Paulo State |
7.8% |
Siciliano et al.4444. Siciliano RF, Castelli JB, Mansur AJ, Santos, FP, Colombo S, Nascimento EM, et al. Bartonella spp. and Coxiella burnetii associated with community acquired, culture-negative endocarditis, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015;21:1429-32. |
2016 |
Dengue suspected patients in Itaborai, Rio de Janeiro State |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:64 |
Itaborai city, Rio de Janeiro State |
10% |
Mares-Guia et al.2121. Mares-Guia MA, Rozental T, Guterres A, Ferreira MS, Botticini RG, Terra AK, et al. Molecular identification of Q fever in patients with a suspected diagnosis of dengue in Brazil in 2013-2014. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016;94:1090-4. |
2018 |
Military service firefighters, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:64 |
Rio de Janeiro city, Rio de Janeiro State |
5 cases |
Lemos et al.2020. Lemos ER, Rozental T, Siqueira BN, Pessoa Júnior AA, Joaquim TE, Silva RG, et al. Q fever in military firefighters during cadet training in Brazil. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018;99:303-5. |
2020 |
Dengue suspected patients in Minas Gerais |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
Nine Mile |
Titers 1:64 |
Minas Gerais State |
5.72% |
Meurer et al.2222. Meurer IR, Silva MR, Silva MV, Duré AI, Adelino TE, Costa AV, et al. Soroprevalência de anticorpos anti-Coxiella burnetii em pacientes com suspeita de dengue no Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Braz J Infect Dis, 2021;25 Suppl 1:169-70. |
2022 |
Dengue suspected patients in Sao Paulo |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
At12 and Nine Mile |
Titers 1:64 |
Sao Paulo State |
22.5% |
França et al.1818. França DA, Mioni MS, Fornazari F, Duré AI, Silva MV, Possebon FS, et al. Seropositivity for Coxiella burnetii in suspected patients with dengue in São Paulo state, Brazil. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022;16:e0010392. |