2021
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10030258
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Q Fever: Seroprevalence, Risk Factors in Slaughter Livestock and Genotypes of Coxiella burnetii in South Africa

Abstract: Q fever is a neglected zoonosis in South Africa, causing significant losses in livestock and game animals through reproductive disorders. However, there are limited studies on the extent of Coxiella burnetii infections in livestock in South Africa. Further, there is also lack of knowledge about the types of C. burnetii strains that are currently circulating in the country. Therefore, a cross-sectional, abattoir-based study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of C. burnetii and associated risk factors… Show more

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“…Most tissues tested in the study were from goats and sheep as compared to cattle and mainly due to abortion cases as compared to cattle which were stillbirth cases. This nding may suggest that C. burnetii infections may be responsible for abortion cases in small ruminants such as goats and sheep as compared to cattle as previously observed by (17) in the Free State province. Moreover, South Africa still has many undiagnosed abortion and stillbirth cases, caused possibly by C. burnetii infections.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 53%
“…Most tissues tested in the study were from goats and sheep as compared to cattle and mainly due to abortion cases as compared to cattle which were stillbirth cases. This nding may suggest that C. burnetii infections may be responsible for abortion cases in small ruminants such as goats and sheep as compared to cattle as previously observed by (17) in the Free State province. Moreover, South Africa still has many undiagnosed abortion and stillbirth cases, caused possibly by C. burnetii infections.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 53%
“…Ruminants, such as cattle, sheep and goats, remain the primary animal reservoir for the bacterium, 3, 6–8 experiencing largely subclinical infections with occasional reproductive impairment, 9, 10 including abortion, dystocia, reduced fertility and neonatal deaths 7, 9 . Indeed, contact with aborted ruminant reproductive materials and the normal products of parturition are considered high risk exposures for Q fever in humans 6, 8, 11–16 …”
Section: Figurementioning
confidence: 99%
“…7,9 Indeed, contact with aborted ruminant reproductive materials and the normal products of parturition are considered high risk exposures for Q fever in humans. 6,8,[11][12][13][14][15][16] The stable nature of the bacterium in the environment means it can remain viable in soil for more than 4 months and persist as an aerosol for a fortnight. 10,[17][18][19] Cases of Q fever have been recorded in humans with no direct exposure to ruminants and are thought to have originated through aerosol or environmental contamination.…”
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“…Due to the risk of Q-fever exposure from live animal imaging of lambs [38], ex vivo of formalin fixed spines were imaged using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with well-established methods [39]. The data were acquired on a 7T/30 USR MRI scanner (Bruker BioSpin, Ettlingen, Germany) with a water-cooled shielded gradient coil system (Model BGA 12, 11 cm i.d.)…”
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confidence: 99%