Zoonotic pathogens and parasites that are transmitted from vertebrates to humans are a
major public health risk with high associated global economic costs. The spread of these …

Q fever remains a neglected zoonosis in many developing countries including Pakistan. The
causing agent Coxiella (C.) burnetii is resistant to environmental factors (such as drying …

Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii (Cb). From January 2018 to
November 2019, plasma samples from 2,382 patients with acute fever of unknown cause at …

Q fever is caused by the pathogen Coxiella burnetii and is a zoonosis that naturally infects
goats, sheep, and cats, but can also infect humans, birds, reptiles, or arthropods. A survey …

Many of the human infectious pathogens—especially the zoonotic or vector-borne bacteria—
are fastidious organisms that are difficult to cultivate because of their strong adaption to the …

Over the past decades, the modernization of agriculture in the Western world has
contributed not only to a rapid increase in food production but also to environmental and …

Abattoirs are facilities where livestock are slaughtered and are an important aspect in the
food production chain. There are several types of abattoirs, which differ in infrastructure and …

Infectious causes of reproductive failure in cattle are important in Australia and New
Zealand, where strict biosecurity protocols are in place to prevent the introduction and …

Background Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever, a zoonosis affecting many
animal species including sheep and goats. The aims of this study were to evaluate the …

Q fever is considered one of the most important zoonoses in Australia. Whilst ruminants are
the primary reservoirs for Coxiella burnetii, and the major source of human infection, human …