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Seroepidemiological study of Q fever in small ruminants from Southeast Iran
- Source :
- Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 170-176 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2015.
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Abstract
- Summary: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies in small ruminants in Southeast Iran. A total of 368 small ruminant blood samples (241 caprine blood samples and 127 ovine blood samples) were collected from January to May of 2011 in Southeast Iran. A commercial ELISA test kit was employed to identify specific antibodies against C. burnetii in the sheep and goats. Seropositivity in the examined counties ranged from 17.1% to 39.2%. Of the animals tested, 97 animals (26.4%), including 43 sheep (33.9%) and 54 goats (22.4%), had antibodies to C. burnetii. The results of the current study reveal the high prevalence of antibody positivity in small ruminants in Southeast Iran. Thus, sheep and goats are important reservoirs in this area. Additionally, we performed a logistic regression to the identify risk factors for positivity and concluded that age was an important risk factor (P
- Subjects :
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18760341
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.be0aff647ee0457690bbf018bcc17c69
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2014.08.009