Application of the Luoto Capillary Agglutination Milk Test to the Study of Bovine Q Fever

Tjalma, Richard A.; Braun, John L.

doi:10.2105/ajph.49.8.1025

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“…Stoenner and co-workers (7) used the test on milk samples in 1958 to determine the prevalence of bovine Q fever in previously identified endemic areas of Idaho. The reliability and validity of the test, as performed on pooled herd milk samples, for identifying infected herds was further demonstrated in 1959 by Tjalma and Braun (8). In their study, results of tests on an average of 12 samples from each of 160 herds over a 26-week period were remarkably consistent.…”

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Q Fever Antibodies in Dairy Cattle and in Humans in Washington State

Weiner¹,

Baker²,

Mason³

1961

Public Health Reports (1896-1970)

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AND IN HUMANS IN WASHINGTON STATE RECENT studies indicate that Q fever is much more widespread in the United States than was formerly realized. Infection in cat¬ tle has now been demonstrated in 35 States, and human infection has been reported from 18 of these States (1). "Significantly," Luoto states, "infections are being detected wherever a search for the disease is made" (2). A limited serologic survey in eastern Wash¬ ington in 1948-49 (3) found Q fever in both humans and animals, and the author concluded that cattle were an important reservoir. To provide up-to-date information on the disease throughout the State, we conducted a screen¬ ing survey for the presence of Q fever anti¬ bodies in dairy cows and in humans in 1959. Material and Methods Milk samples were collected, with the cooper¬ ation of the Washington State Department of Agriculture, from all large commercial dairies supplying the main urban centers: Seattle, Dr. Weiner was with the Communicable Disease Center, Public Health Service, on assignment to the Washington State Department of Health when this study was made. He is now chief of the Epizootiology Section,

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Q Fever Antibodies in Dairy Cattle and in Humans in Washington State

Weiner¹,

Baker²,

Mason³

1961

Public Health Reports (1896-1970)

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“…Capillary agglutination tests of herd milks previously studied (16) and of individual milks were evaluated for specificity, reproducibility, and sensitivity during intensive epizootiologic studies in Montana (L. Luoto, unpublished data). They were found to follow regular pat¬ terns and to provide effective methods for study of bovine infeetions.…”

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Effective Methods for Study of Q Fever in the Americas

Luoto¹

1964

Public Health Reports (1896-1970)

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“…The sensi¬ tivity and specificity of the test on bovine (3) and human (4) serums and on bovine milk (5) has been established. Its use in screening pooled herd milk samples has been reported by several workers (5)(6)(7)(8).…”

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Occurrence and Geographic Distribution of Q Fever Antibodies in Alabama Dairy Cattle

Wr¹

1964

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Application of the Luoto Capillary Agglutination Milk Test to the Study of Bovine Q Fever

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

Q Fever Antibodies in Dairy Cattle and in Humans in Washington State

Q Fever Antibodies in Dairy Cattle and in Humans in Washington State

Effective Methods for Study of Q Fever in the Americas

Occurrence and Geographic Distribution of Q Fever Antibodies in Alabama Dairy Cattle

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