Seroprevalence of Q fever in cattle, sheep and goats in the Volta region of Ghana

Abstract Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, a causative agent of abortion in livestock and febrile illness in humans. Outbreaks of human cases of Q fever have been reported in Australia and the Netherlands, which was linked to abortions in goat and sheep farms. In Ghana, info...

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Main Authors: Sherry A. M. Johnson, John B. Kaneene, Kweku Asare‐Dompreh, William Tasiame, Ivy G. Mensah, Kofi Afakye, Shirley V. Simpson, Kwasi Addo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Veterinary Medicine and Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.160