KAHRAMANMARA？ ？L？NDEK？ R？SK GRUPLARINDA COX？ELLA BURNET？？’ YE KAR？I OLU？AN FAZ II IGG ANT？KORLARININ SEROLOJ？K OLARAK ？NCELENMES？/ Serological Investigation Of Phase II IgG Antibodies Against To Coxiella burnetii In Risk Groups In Kahramanmara？ City

Q fever which is seen in most countries throughout the world, is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii a bacteria of Gram negative, obligate intracellular. The purpose of this study was to search the seroprevalence of C.burnetii and Q fever in risk groups in Kahramanmara？ city, Turkey. A total of 40 voluntary individuals (34 male, 6 female; age range, 20-60years) including veterinarians, cattle-dealers, and butchers working in Kahramanmara？ city were included in the study. C.burnetii phase III mmunoglobulin G (lgG) antibodies were investigated by, Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay method in the sera samples of the study group. As a result, C.burnetii seropositivity was determined in four (10%) of the samples. All positive samples (n=4) are male (one veterinarian, three cattle-dealers). These results of the study showed that the seroprevalence of C.burnetii and Q fever was low in the city. C.burnetii, which can be transmitted from infected animals to humans, is of great importance for public health as it can cause pneumonia, hepatitis and endocarditis in humans.