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Outbreaks of abortions byCoxiella burnetiiin small ruminant flocks and a longitudinal serological approach on archived bulk tank milk suggest Q fever emergence in Central Portugal

2018-05-25Journal article Open access
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dc.contributor.authorCruz, Rita
dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos-Nóbrega, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Carla
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Ana S.
dc.contributor.authorMega, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Ana C.
dc.contributor.authorH, Vala
dc.contributor.authorMesquita, João R.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-04T16:42:40Z
dc.date.available2020-03-04T16:42:40Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-25
dc.date.updated2020-03-03T17:28:57Z
dc.description.abstractQ fever is a worldwide zoonotic infectious disease caused by Coxiella burnetii and sheep and goats are known to be the main reservoir for human infection. This study describes the epidemiological and laboratory findings of C. burnetii outbreaks affecting sheep and goat flocks and also provides the results of a prospective serosurvey in bulk tank milk samples to assess C. burnetii circulation in a population of sheep living in close contact to the human population in Central Portugal. In the epizooties, C. burnetii was identified in tissues of the resulting abortions by qPCR. As for the serological survey, 10.2% (95%CI: 4.5‐19.2) of the 78 bulk tank milk samples collected in 2015 presented IgG antibodies against C. burnetii. The same farms were visited and sampled in 2016 and 25.6% (95%CI: 16.4‐36.8) were positive. This steep increase in the number of anti‐C. burnetii farms between the 2015 and 2016 collections showed to be statistically significant (p = 0.020) and is strongly suggestive of Q fever emergence in Central Portugal. Measures on animal health and on disease spread control to the human population should be considered.pt_PT
dc.description.versionN/Apt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/tbed.12913pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1865-1674
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-1015762
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/6219
dc.language.isoN/Apt_PT
dc.subjectCoxiella burnetiipt_PT
dc.subjectQ feverpt_PT
dc.subjectsmall ruminantspt_PT
dc.subjectoutbreakspt_PT
dc.subjectepidemiologypt_PT
dc.titleOutbreaks of abortions byCoxiella burnetiiin small ruminant flocks and a longitudinal serological approach on archived bulk tank milk suggest Q fever emergence in Central Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage975pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage972pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleTransboundary and Emerging Diseasespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume65pt_PT
person.familyNameEsteves
person.familyNameMega
person.familyNameVala Correia
person.givenNameFernando
person.givenNameCristina
person.givenNameHelena Maria
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6829-4867
rcaap.cv.cienciaid7A1E-E85E-FFA4 | Helena Maria Vala Correia
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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