Monitoring Coxiella burnetii Infection in Naturally Infected Dairy Sheep Flocks Throughout Four Lambing Seasons and Investigation of Viable Bacteria
Raquel Álvarez-Alonso, Ion I. Zendoia, Jesús F. Barandika, Isabel Jado, Ana Hurtado, C. López, Ana L. García‐Pérez
Abstract
viability in dust measured by culture in Vero cells was demonstrated in two of the flocks, even during the fourth lambing season. The results showed that infection can remain active for over 5 years if effective control and biosafety measures are not correctly implemented.
Topics & Concepts
FlockCoxiella burnetiiDomestic sheep reproductionQ feverBiologyVeterinary medicineVirologyMicrobiologyAnimal scienceEcologyMedicineVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments