Background Although vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a major public health threat
globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries …

'Query'(Q) fever is a neglected but emerging or re-emerging zoonotic disease caused by the
bacterium Coxiella (C.) burnetii. Several host species are considered or speculated to be the …

Rodents are reservoirs of numerous zoonotic diseases caused by bacteria, protozoans, or
viruses. In Gabon, the circulation and maintenance of rodent-borne zoonotic infectious …

Tickborne intracellular bacterial pathogens including Anaplasma, Coxiella burnetti,
Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia cause emerging infectious diseases worldwide. PCR was used to …

Q fever is a bacterial worldwide zoonosis (except New Zealand) caused by the Gram-
negative obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii). The bacterium has a …

Wild rodents are considered as potential carriers of several zoonotic vector-borne bacteria
but their epidemiology is poorly understood in Tunisia. A total of 305 biological samples …

Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of query fever (Q fever), and distributes broadly in
environment. Livestock are identified as main reservoirs, which may infect people through …

Background: Although the Coxiella burnetii infection has been investigated in dogs, its role
in human transmission remains to be fully established, particularly in close and daily human …

Tick-borne zoonotic pathogens are increasingly becoming important across the world. In sub-
Saharan Africa, tick-borne pathogens identified include viruses, bacteria and protozoa, with …

Background Rodents are recognized as major reservoirs of numerous zoonotic pathogens
and are involved in the transmission and maintenance of infectious diseases. Furthermore …