Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collected 112 from camels in Giza and Cairo
Provinces, Egypt. All blood samples were screened by trans-quantitative polymerase chain
reaction (trans-qPCR) for C. burnetii and positive samples subjected to standard PCR using
the superoxide dismutase enzyme coding gene of C. burnetii. Sera of studied camels were
examined for the presence of antibodies against C. burnetii using enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay. Results: Out of 112 camels, 19 were positive for C. burnetii by qPCR …

Background and Aim: Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. Cattle,
sheep, and goat are the main reservoir of C. burnetii. In Egypt, the epidemiological data
about C. burnetii in camels are limited. Therefore, the current study was conducted to identify
C. burnetii infection in camels by different molecular tools and to estimate its seropositivity
through the detection of anti-C. burnetii antibodies in camel sera. Materials and Methods:
Blood samples were collected 112 from camels in Giza and Cairo Provinces, Egypt. All …