As a result of dramatic political and economic changes in the beginning of the 1990s, Q-fever epidemiology in Bulgaria has changed. The number of goats almost tripled; contact between goat owners (and their families) and goats, as well as goats and other animals, increased; consumption of raw goat milk and its products increased; and goats replaced cattle and sheep as the main source of human Coxiella burnetii infections. Hundreds of overt, serologically confirmed human cases of acute Q fever have occurred. Chronic forms of Q fever manifesting as endocarditis were also observed. In contrast, in Slovakia, Q fever does not pose a serious public health problem, and the chronic form of infection has not been found either in follow-ups of a Q-fever epidemic connected with goats imported from Bulgaria and other previous Q-fever outbreaks or in a serologic survey. Serologic diagnosis as well as control and prevention of Q fever are discussed.
Zusammenfassung Es wurde die direkte Modifikation der Immunofluoreszenz‐Methode von Coons und Mitarbeiter zur Beobachtung der Lokalisierung und Vermehrung eines ECBO‐Virusstammes (Z‐62) in Kälbernierenzellen benutzt. Das früheste Auftreten des Antigens wurde in der 5. Stunde nach der Beimpfung der Gewebekulturen festgestellt. Das Virusantigen häufte sich meistens um den Kern im Cytoplasma an und ähnelte dem Kernhalo. Bei einigen betroffenen Zellen wurde auch in den Nachbargebieten des Cytoplasmas Antigen gefunden. In späteren Stunden nach der Beimpfung wurde ein Fortschreiten der Infektion beobachtet, das in vielen fluoreszierenden Herden des betroffenen Gewebes zutage trat. Während dieser Phasen der Infektionsentwicklung war ein Fluoreszieren des ganzen Cytoplasmas festzustellen. Die Kerne waren gewöhnlich deformiert und in die Peripherie der infizierten Zelle gedrängt. Die angewandte Methode eignet sich zur Beobachtung der Lage und Anhäufung des ECBO‐Virusantigens von Z‐62 in den infizierten Gewebekulturen. Summary Studies on the localisation of an ECBO virus in calf kidney cells with the help of a fluorescent antibody The direct modification of the immunofluorescent method of Coons et al. for observing the localisation and multiplication of an ECBO virus strain Z‐62 was studied in calf kidney cells. Antigen first appeared five hours after inoculation of the tissue cultures and proliferated mainly in the cytoplasm around the nucleus, forming a halo‐like structure. In a few affected cells antigen was also present in adjacent areas of cytoplasm. Later the infection extended so that many fluorescing foci were seen in the affected tissue and the whole cytoplasm became fluorescent. The nuclei were usually deformed and pushed to the edge of the infected cells. The method is suitable for observing the site and accumulation of ECBO virus antigens of strain Z‐62 in infected tissue cultures. Résumé Recherches sur la localisation du virus ECBO dans les cellules de rein de veau à l'aide d'anticorps fluorescents Pour suivre la localisation et la multiplication d'une souche de virus ECBO (Z‐62) dans des cellules de rein de veau, nous avons utilisé la modification directe de la méthode par immunofluorescence de Coons et coll. La première apparition de l'antigène s'observe 5 heures après l'inoculation de la culture de tissu. L'antigène viral s'accumule en général dans le cytoplasme près du noyau et ressemble alors au halo nucléaire. On observe l'antigène plus rarement dans le cytoplasme avoisinant. Plusieurs heures après l'inoculation, la progression de l'infection se manifeste par de nombreux foyers fluorescents dans le tissu atteint. Au cours d'une phase du développement, le cytoplasme apparaît fluorescent dans sa totalité. Les noyaux subissent des déformations et sont repoussés à la périphérie de la celulle infectée. La méthode utilisée se révèle appropriée pour observer la position et l'accumulation de l'antigène viral ECBO Z‐62 dans des cultures de tissu infectées. Resumen Estudios sobre la localización de un virus ECBO e...
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