Table 2.
Serological results (reciprocal titres) and antigenic classification of seropositive wildlife rehabilitators participating in a rickettsia seroprevalence survey conducted at the Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference in Sydney in July 2018.
| Spotted Fever Group | Typhus Group | Sample Classification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SFG) | (TG) | ||||||
| Participant | R. australis | R. honei | R. felis | R. typhi | Antigenic Group | Species | State of Residence |
| 96 | ≥2048 | 256 | - | - | SFG | R. australis | VIC |
| 117 + | 1024 | 256 | - | - | SFG | R. australis | NSW |
| 147 | 512 | - | - | - | SFG | R. australis | NSW |
| 161 + | ≥2048 | 512 | - | 256 | SFG | R. australis | NSW |
| 110 + | 512 | ≥2048 | 512 | 256 | SFG | R. honei | NSW |
| 148 | - | - | 256 | - | SFG | R. felis | QLD |
| 6 + | ≥2048 | ≥2048 | 256 | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | NSW |
| 13 | 1024 | 1024 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | VIC |
| 19 | 1024 | 1024 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | VIC |
| 20 + | ≥2048 | ≥2048 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | QLD |
| 27 + | 1024 | 1024 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | NSW |
| 34 | ≥2048 | 1024 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | SA |
| 36 + | 512 | 512 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | QLD |
| 36 + | ≥2048 | ≥2048 | - | 256 | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | NSW |
| 62 | 256 | 512 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | VIC |
| 83 + | 1024 | 1024 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | NSW |
| 86 + | ≥2048 | ≥2048 | 256 | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | NSW |
| 87 | 512 | 512 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | NSW |
| 94 | 512 | 256 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | VIC |
| 113 | 256 | 256 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | SA |
| 115 | 512 | 512 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | WA |
| 138 + | 256 | 256 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | NSW |
| 158 | 512 | 512 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | VIC |
| 164 | 1024 | 512 | - | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei * | VIC |
| 40 + | 512 | 1024 | 256 | - | SFG | R. australis/R. honei/R. felis * | NSW |
| 127 + | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | SFG/TG | R. australis/R. honei/R. felis/R. typhi * | NSW |
| 172 | 512 | 512 | - | 256 | SFG/TG | R. australis/R. honei/R. typhi * | TAS |
* Indeterminate rickettsial infections, + evidence of self-reported tick bite, Dash (-) = reciprocal antibody titre < 256, VIC—Victoria, NSW—New South Wales, QLD—Queensland, WA—Western Australia, SA—South Australia, TAS—Tasmania.