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https://hdl.handle.net/10216/154423| Author(s): | Cruz, R Esteves, F Vasconcelos-Nóbrega, C Santos, C Ferreira, AS Mega, AC Coelho, AC Vala, H Mesquita, JR |
| Title: | Prospective Serosurvey of Coxiella burnetii Antibodies in Selected Sheep of Portugal |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii that is highly prevalent across the world. In this study, a prospective serosurvey was performed to study C. burnetii circulation in a population of sheep in the central region of Portugal. Blood from a representative sample of 168 animals was drawn in both 2015 and 2016, and sera were tested for IgG anti-C. burnetii by EIA. In 2015, 7.7% (13/168) animals tested positive for IgG anti-C. burnetii, while in 2016, 17.3% (29/168) tested positive, showing a statistically significant (P = 0.008) increase in anti-C. burnetii seroprevalence. Results support the notion that Q fever is emerging in central Portugal. |
| Subject: | Q fever Coxiella burnetii Portugal Emergence |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10393-018-1374-x |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/154423 |
| Source: | Ecohealth. 2018 Dec;15(4):871-874. doi: 10.1007/s10393-018-1374-x. Epub 2018 Sep 25. |
| Document Type: | Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
| Rights: | restrictedAccess |
| Appears in Collections: | ISPUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
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