Exploratory investigation of Q fever in apparently healthy meat sheep flocks in Belgium.

peer reviewed ; Q fever is a cosmopolitan disease affecting both humans and many animal species. Although sheep are often implicated in human Q fever outbreaks, the disease remains largely underestimated in meat sheep flocks. In order to fulfil this gap, a preliminary study was performed aiming to investigate the serological and molecular aspects of infection with Coxiella burnetii among meat sheep flocks in Belgium. Five Belgian sheep flocks were recruited for this work. Indirect ELISA was used, and in addition, real-time PCR was performed on samples of milk, rectal and vaginal swabs, to unde... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Djerbib, A.
Czaplicki, G.
Gregoire, F.
Kirschvink, N.
Saegerman, Claude
Dal Pozzo, Fabiana
Dokumenttyp: journal article
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Verlag/Hrsg.: Wiley
Schlagwörter: Coxiella burnetii / Q fever / diagnosis / meat sheep breeds / serology / shedding / Life sciences / Veterinary medicine & animal health / Sciences du vivant / Médecine vétérinaire & santé animale
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26592659
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Link(s) : https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/222678