Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii infection in aborted samples of domestic ruminants in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever which is a highly infectious zoonotic disease. C. burnetii has become one of the most important causes of abortion in livestock, which can lead to widespread abortions in these animals. There are very limited studies on the prevalence of C. burnetii infection in cases of animal abortion in Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of C. burnetii in ruminant abortion samples in Iran.

Methods

Abortion samples from cattle, sheep and goats were collected from different parts of Iran and were tested using Real-time PCR targeting the IS1111 element of C. burnetii.

Results

In this study, 36 samples (24.7%) of the 146 collected samples were positive for C. burnetii. The prevalence of C. burneti

SUBMITTER: Mohabati Mobarez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8046214 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature