The prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in ticks and animals in Slovenia

The prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in ticks and animals in Slovenia

Abstract Background The obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii causes globally distributed zoonotic Q fever. Ruminant livestock are common reservoirs of C. burnetii. Coxiella burnetii are shed in large numbers in the waste of infected animals and are transmitted by inhalation of contamin...

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Main Authors: Nataša Knap, Diana Žele, Urška Glinšek Biškup, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, Gorazd Vengušt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Coxiella burnetii
Slovenia
Ticks
Domestic and wild ungulates
Real-time PCR
Seroprevalence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-2130-3

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