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dc.creatorCruz, R
dc.creatorEsteves, F
dc.creatorVasconcelos-Nóbrega, C
dc.creatorSantos, C
dc.creatorFerreira, AS
dc.creatorMega, AC
dc.creatorCoelho, AC
dc.creatorVala, H
dc.creatorMesquita, JR
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-14T12:04:03Z-
dc.date.available2023-11-14T12:04:03Z-
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1612-9202
dc.identifier.issn1612-9210
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10216/154423-
dc.description.abstractQ 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is financed by national funds through FCT-Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia, I.P., under the project UID/Multi/04016/2016 and FCT Bilateral project (Proc 441.00 SERVIA). Furthermore, we would like to thank the Instituto Politecnico de Viseu, CI&DETS, for their support and FCT, FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-009525; IPV, CI&DETS, FCT and QREN/FEDER (Ovislab ICT-2013-05-004-5314 ID-64757; rumDISEASE PROJ/CI&DETS/2016/0023, SBMERGE PROJ/CI&DETS/CGD/009 and HEALTHY-ValorWhey PROJ/CI& DETS/CGD/007). This work is supported by European Investment Funds by FEDER/COMPETE/POCI-Operacional Competitiveness and Internacionalization Programme, under Project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006958, and National Funds by FCT-Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, under the project UID/AGR/04033/2013. Furthermore, we would like to thank UTAD and CITAB for their support.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofEcohealth. 2018 Dec;15(4):871-874. doi: 10.1007/s10393-018-1374-x. Epub 2018 Sep 25.
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dc.subjectQ fever
dc.subjectCoxiella burnetii
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.subjectEmergence
dc.titleProspective Serosurvey of Coxiella burnetii Antibodies in Selected Sheep of Portugal
dc.typeArtigo em Revista Científica Internacional
dc.contributor.uportoInstituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10393-018-1374-x
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-018-1374-x
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