Seroprevalence of Q fever (coxiellosis) in sheep from the Southern Marmara Region, Turkey

Kennerman, Engin; Rousset, Élodie; Golcu, E.; Dufour, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.cimid.2008.07.007

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“…This agrees with previous observations in man and animals [15,[29][30][31][32]. It should be pointed out, however, that the infection can occur at any age.…”

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“…Furthermore, they concluded that the typical serological profiles of Q fever in ruminants are largely unknown and the tests available are based on the Phase II antigen or a mix of antigen Phases but are unable to discriminate between the different antigen antibodies. Kennerman and others [30] reported a significant relationship between the age and the seroprevalence of Q fever in sheep in Turkey. They indicated that, in infected flocks, seroprevalence in older sheep was significantly higher than in younger sheep.…”

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Seroprevalence of Q fever in farm animals in Saudi Arabia

Jarelnabi¹,

Alshaikh²,

Bakhiet³

et al. 2018

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This study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence of Q fever in domestic livestock in Saudi Arabia. Serum samples from 489 camels, 428 cattle, 630 sheep and 423 goats, of either sex, from different localities were tested for antibodies against C. burnetii using a Q fever indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A subsample of 307 animals of different species was simultaneously tested for C. burnetii antibodies by ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence (IFA). The overall seroprevalence was 30.71%. Prevalence by species was 51.53%, 30.67%, 34.04% and 12.38% in camels, cattle, goats and sheep, respectively. Significant differences in seroprevalence were recorded between species and locations. The prevalence was overtly higher in adult as compared to young animals. No significant difference was recorded between male and female animals. There was a close agreement between ELISA and IFA results in cattle and camels while the results of the two tests were at variance in sheep and goats. The results indicate that the domestic livestock and the camel are the source of Q fever endemicity in Saudi Arabia.

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“…This agrees with previous observations in man and animals [15,[29][30][31][32]. It should be pointed out, however, that the infection can occur at any age.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seroprevalence of Q fever in farm animals in Saudi Arabia

Jarelnabi¹,

Alshaikh²,

Bakhiet³

et al. 2018

biomedicalresearch

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“…The sensitivity of these three ELISAs for detecting C. burnetii antibodies from goat samples varies from 71.4% with the tick-derived antigen to 64.3% with the ovine-derived antigen to 7.1% with the bovine-derived antigen (Horigan et al 2011). It has been suggested that serological testing is valuable for herd classification, but due to false-negative results it is less useful in identifying infected individuals that may be shedding the organism (Kennerman et al 2010). The purpose of this study was to determine the herd seroprevalence of C. burnetii in domestic goats across different counties in Washington State using a Q Fever ELISA.…”

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Seroprevalence ofCoxiella burnetiiin Washington State Domestic Goat Herds

Sondgeroth

Davis

Schlee

et al. 2013

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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A caprine herd seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii infection was determined by passive surveillance of domestic goat herds in Washington State. Serum samples (n = 1794) from 105 herds in 31 counties were analyzed for C. burnetii antibodies using a commercially available Q fever antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kit. The sera were submitted to the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory for routine serologic screening over an approximate 1-year period from November, 2010, through November, 2011. To avoid bias introduced by testing samples from ill animals, only accessions for routine screening of nonclinical animals were included in the study. A standard cluster sampling approach to investigate seroprevalence at the herd level was used to determine optimal study sample size. The results identified C. burnetii antibodies in 8.0% of samples tested (144/1794), 8.6% of goat herds tested (9/105), and 25.8% of counties tested (8/31). Within-herd seroprevalence in positive counties ranged from 2.9% to 75.8%. Counties with seropositive goats were represented in the western, eastern, southeastern, and Columbia basin agricultural districts of the state. To our knowledge this is the first county-specific, statewide study of C. burnetii seroprevalence in Washington State goat herds. The findings provide baseline information for future epidemiologic, herd management and public health investigations of Q fever.

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“…Merdja et al, 2014). Also, several authors had previously reported high prevalence in Maghreb countries such as Marocco (El Jai et al, 2003), Tunisia (Russo et al, 2005), Egypt (Abdel-Moein and Hamza, 2017) and in world countries such as Turkey (Kennerman et al, 2010), Italy (Francesca et al, 2016), Slovakia (Trävnicek et al, 2001), Spain (Mainar-Jaime et al, 1998) and Jordan (AlQudah et al, 2004). The overall seroprevalence rate at the flock level in our survey was 74% to chlamydial abortion and 72% to Q fever.…”

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Seroprevalence of chlamydial abortion and Q fever in ewes aborted in the North-West of Algeria

Abdelkadir¹,

Khatima²,

Khelef³

2017

J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health

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Very little information is available in Algeria on Q fever and chlamydial abortion sheep, two zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii and Chlamydophila abortus and their main reservoirs are domestic ruminants. This study aimed at investigating the seroprevalence of these two diseases in sheep flocks from six Daïra (Telagh, Tanira, Moulay Slissen, Marhoum, Ras Elma and Merine). A serological survey was conducted in 39 flocks with a history of abortions, which were classified by size. A total 180 sera were collected from the aborted ewes. Q fever indirect ELISA kit and C. abortus indirect ELISA kit (ID Screen ® ) kits were used to know the percent prevalence in sheep. The results showed that 28% (N = 50/180) of sheep were seropositive for Q fever and 31% (N = 55/180) of sheep were seropositive for chlamydial abortion. Twenty eight herds (72%) showed at least one seropositive animal for Q fever and 29 herds (74%) showed at least one seropositive animal for chlamydial abortion. Larger herds led to more infected herds of small and medium for Q fever. These results showed that infection with Q fever and chlamydial abortion were common in the study area, therefore encouraging efforts are needed to propose measures to reduce the spread and zoonotic risk.

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Seroprevalence of Q fever (coxiellosis) in sheep from the Southern Marmara Region, Turkey

Cited by 52 publications

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Seroprevalence of Q fever in farm animals in Saudi Arabia

Seroprevalence of Q fever in farm animals in Saudi Arabia

Seroprevalence ofCoxiella burnetiiin Washington State Domestic Goat Herds

Seroprevalence of chlamydial abortion and Q fever in ewes aborted in the North-West of Algeria

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