Q fever

E Angelakis, D Raoult - Veterinary microbiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the ubiquitous pathogen Coxiella burnetii
responsible for acute and chronic clinical manifestations. Farm animals and pets are the …

Coxiella burnetii infections in sheep or goats: an opinionated review

R Van den Brom, E Van Engelen, HIJ Roest… - Veterinary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Q fever is an almost ubiquitous zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, which is able to infect
several animal species, as well as humans. Cattle, sheep and goats are the primary animal …

Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii infection in domestic ruminants: a critical review

R Guatteo, H Seegers, AF Taurel, A Joly… - Veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Reliable detection of Coxiella burnetii is a critical point for the control of the spread of this
zoonotic disease (Q fever), ruminants being considered as the main source for human …

Seroprevalence of brucellosis, leptospirosis, and Q fever among butchers and slaughterhouse workers in south-eastern Iran

S Esmaeili, SR Naddaf, B Pourhossein… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Zoonotic diseases can be occupational hazards to people who work in close contact with
animals or their carcasses. In this cross-sectional study, 190 sera were collected from …

Seroprevalence of Q fever among human and animal in Iran; A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Mohabbati Mobarez, F Bagheri Amiri… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Q fever is a main zoonotic disease around the world. The aim of this meta-
analysis was to estimate the overall seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii among human and …

[HTML][HTML] PCR-detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks collected from sheep and goats in southeast Iran

SRN Fard, M Khalili - Iranian journal of arthropod-borne diseases, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: There is a little data on Coxiella burnetii (Q fever agent) in Iran. Ticks may play
a significant role in the transmission of C. burnetii among animals. The aim of this study was …

[HTML][HTML] A review of coxiellosis (Q fever) and brucellosis in goats and humans: Implications for disease control in smallholder farming systems in Southeast Asia

RJL Burns, KK Le, J Siengsanun-Lamont, SD Blacksell - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Coxiella burnetii and Brucella spp. are pathogenic bacteria that can cause large-scale
outbreaks in livestock. Furthermore, these infectious agents are capable of causing zoonotic …

Cross-sectional serosurvey of Coxiella burnetii in healthy cattle and sheep from extensive grazing system in central Italy

G Barlozzari, M Sala, F Iacoponi, C Volpi… - Epidemiology & …, 2020 - cambridge.org
A cross-sectional survey was carried out to estimate the seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii
in extensively grazed cattle and sheep from central Italy and to identify the related risk …

Coxiella burnetii and its risk factors in cattle in Egypt: a seroepidemiological survey

A Selim, MA Marawan, A Abdelhady… - BMC Veterinary …, 2023 - Springer
Animal production is greatly affected by Q fever. As a result of a lack of methodology and
financial means to perform extensive epidemiological surveys, the disease's underdiagnosis …

Tick-borne zoonoses in the Order Rickettsiales and Legionellales in Iran: A systematic review

F Khamesipour, GO Dida, DN Anyona… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Tick-borne zoonoses in the Order Rickettsiales and Legionellales cause
infections that often manifest as undifferentiated fevers that are not easy to distinguish from …