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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 18(5):
415-419, 2014. Redacted 2017.
Seroprevalence of Coxiella
burnetii in breeding rams and bucks.
J. Asadi DVM DVSca,
M. Kafi DVM DVSca,
M. Khalili DVM PhDb.
aDepartment of Clinical
Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, bDepartment of Pathobiology,
School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
ABSTRACT
Asadi J, Kafi M, Khalili M., Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in breeding rams and bucks, Onl
J Vet Res., 18(5):
415-419, 2014. Infectious
diseases of rams and bucks play an important role in the epidemiology of
diseases in sheep and goat breeding. Seroprevalence
of anti-Coxiella burnetii
antibodies in rams and bucks in sheep and goat flocks with a
history of abortion is reported. 157 ovine and 23 caprine samples from
36 sheep and goat flocks in Iran were tested with the CHEKIT Q fever ELISA kit
to identify specific antibodies against C. burnetii
in sheep and goats. Seroprevalence of C. burnetii in rams and bucks was 20.6 % (95 % confidence
interval: 14–26 %). Approximately 60 % of sampled flocks had at least one
seropositive ram or buck. There was no significant association neither between seropositivity and area, sex or flock. Results suggest
considerable prevalence of C. burnetii
infection in breeding rams.
Key words: Seroprevalence, Coxiella
burnetii, Ram, Buck
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