Serologic Evidence of Orientia Infection among Rural Population, Cauca Department, Colombia

Abstract

We assessed serum samples collected in Cauca Department, Colombia, from 486 persons for Orientia seroreactivity. Overall, 13.8% showed reactive IgG by indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay and ELISA. Of those samples, 30% (20/67) were confirmed to be positive by Western blot, showing >1 reactive band to Orientia 56-kD or 47-kD antigens.

Keywords

• Orientia
• serologic evidence
• seroprevalence
• bacteria
• rural population
• scrub typhus