Advances in droplet digital polymerase chain reaction on microfluidic chips

D Xu, W Zhang, H Li, N Li, JM Lin - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The PCR technique has been known to the general public since the pandemic outbreak of
COVID-19. This technique has progressed through three stages: from simple PCR to real …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and genotyping techniques in diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii: An overview

P Khademi, A Tukmechi, G Sgroi, A Ownagh… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although we live in the genomic era, the accessibility of the complete genome sequence of
Coxiella burnetii, the etiological agent of Q fever, has increased knowledge in the field of …

Development and evaluation of a multiplex droplet digital polymerase chain reaction method for simultaneous detection of five biothreat pathogens

Y Du, Z Yan, K Song, J Jin, L Xiao, Z Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Biothreat agents pose a huge threat to human and public health, necessitating the
development of rapid and highly sensitive detection approaches. This study establishes a …

The European Union One Health 2022 Zoonoses Report

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)… - EFSA …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This report by the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease
Prevention and Control presents the results of the zoonoses monitoring and surveillance …

Role of Goats in the Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii

S Anastácio, SR de Sousa, MJ Saavedra, GJ da Silva - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review article aims to compile the information published in the
scientific literature regarding Coxiella burnetii infection in goats and their role in the …

Pathogens in the Food Chain: Escherichia coli Strains in Raw Milk Originating from Ewes Treated for Mastitis with Various Therapeutic Protocols

K Fotou, G Rozos, K Zaralis, A Dadamogia… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Dairy products from ovine milk are very popular in the Mediterranean countries and are
gaining a large portion of the market in EU countries and worldwide. EU legislation permits …

Coxiella burnetii shedding and serological status in pregnant and postpartum ewes

M Trujillo, A Conan, AC Calchi, K Mertens-Scholtz… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the occurence C. burnetii-DNA shedding by pregnant (vaginal
mucus and feces) and postpartum (vaginal mucus, feces and milk) meat breed ewes from …

[HTML][HTML] Coxiella burnetii: A Brief Summary of the Last Five Years of Its Presence in the Abruzzo and Molise Regions in Italy

A Alessiani, M Di Domenico, D Averaimo, C Pompilii… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study provides a description of the surveillance strategies adopted
during an outbreak caused by the ST79 genotype of Coxiella burnetii, which has been …

[HTML][HTML] Coxiella burnetii seroprevalence in sheep herd from Paraguay: First evidence of bacterial circulation in the country

DA de França, FP da Silva, D da Silva Zanini, L Iglesias… - One Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Coxiella burnetii is the agent of Q fever, a disease that poses risks to public health and
damages livestock. We discovered the circulation of C. burnetii for the first time in Paraguay …

Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in tick and blood samples from small ruminants in northwest of Iran

AE Ghazanabad, N Esfandiari, M Najafi… - … and Applied Acarology, 2024 - Springer
This survey sought to molecularly detect Coxiella burnetii in Argasidae and Ixodidae ticks
attached to small ruminants in the region of West Azerbaijan (Northwest of Iran) and blood …