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ArticleComparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases2020

Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in horse sera in Iran.

P Khademi, A Ownagh, B Ataei, A Kazemnia, J Eydi, M Khalili, Mahzounieh M, K Mardani

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Article in Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

P KhademiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
A OwnaghDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran. Electronic address: a.ownagh@urmia.ac.ir.
B AtaeiInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
A KazemniaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
J EydiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
M KhaliliDepartment of Pathobiology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
Mahzounieh MDepartment of Pathobiology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
K MardaniDepartment of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
Urmia University · IRIsfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Bahonar University of Kerman · IRShahrekord University · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic bacterium that can infect a wide range of animals including horses. However, its circulation dynamics in and through horses are still unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence of C. burnetii and its genomic characteristics in horse sera samples in the North of Iran (Golestan Province). The samples were collected in 2018 and the age, sex, and breed of each animal were recorded. Nested-PCR was used to detect C. burnetii based on the presence of the transposable gene IS1111. The results showed that 7.50 % (P < 0.05; 95 % CI: 0.5 %-0.12 %) of the examined sera samples were positive for C. burnetii. Based on the resuls, prevalence of C. burnetii in the age groupof < Years 1-5 (p-value <0.05, 95 % CI: 1 %-8 %) was less than the age group of >6 years old (p-value <0.05, 95 %, CI: 7 %-19.8 %). In previous studies, it was concluded that the horses' population in Golestan Province should be considered as an important factor in the epidemiology of Q fever and consequently in public health. Further studies should be implemented to evaluate if horses may be relevant indicators of zoonotic risk in urban and suburban endemic areas.

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Coxiella burnetiiHorse DiseasesQ FeverAnimalsFemaleHorsesIranMalePolymerase Chain ReactionPrevalenceCoxiella burnetiiGolestan provinceHorse seraIranNested-PCR

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PMID32721772
PMCPMC7377784
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