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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Coxiella burnetii in Pakistan: a meta-analysis.BMC veterinary research · 2025Pooled it
- The prevalence of Q fever in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and health · 2022Pooled it
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- Seroprevalence of Q fever among humans and animals in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.One health outlook · 2026Review
- Investigation of neglected bacterial pathogens provides molecular and serological evidence of Bartonella spp. in patients with acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Villeta, Colombia.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- TFEB and MCOLN1 are important forFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Impact of whole-herd vaccination on a caprine coxiellosis outbreak: a longitudinal study ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Deciphering macrophage dynamics and immune evasion strategies by the intracellular bacteria.Immunologic research · 2025Review
- Spatial analysis of human Coxiella burnetii infection and populations of goat and cattle in Korea, 2015-2024.Epidemiology and health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Acute Q Fever Among High-Risk Patients With Fever and Pneumonia Symptoms in Western Iran.Journal of tropical medicine · 2025Article
- Molecular characterisation ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Herd-level seroprevalence, molecular prevalence, and trends ofVeterinary world · 2024Article
- Case report: membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with Q fever causing chronic endocarditis.BMC nephrology · 2024Article
- Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in tick and blood samples from small ruminants in northwest of Iran.Experimental & applied acarology · 2024Article
- Tissue distribution of Coxiella burnetii and antibody responses in macropods co-grazing with livestock in Queensland, Australia.PloS one · 2024Article
- Distribution and Prevalence ofInfectious disease reports · 2023Review
- Bovine blood derived macrophages are unable to controlFrontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Serological Evidence of Q Fever among Dairy Cattle and Buffalo Populations in the Campania Region, Italy.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Seroprevalence of vector-borne pathogens in outdoor workers from southern Italy and associated occupational risk factors.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- Characterization of recombinant Ybgf protein for the detection ofJournal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2022Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Domestic ruminants (cattle, goats and sheep) are considered to be the main reservoirs for human Coxiella burnetii infection. However, there is still a need to assess the specific contribution of cattle. Indeed, most seroprevalence studies in humans were carried out in areas comprising both cattle and small ruminants, the latter being systematically implicated in human Q fever outbreaks. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study in areas where C. burnetii infection in cattle was endemic, where the density of cattle and small ruminant farms were respectively high and very low. The aim was to estimate the seroprevalence rates among two occupational (cattle farmers and livestock veterinarians), and one non-occupational (general adult population) risk groups. Sera were collected in 176 cattle farmers, 45 veterinarians and 347 blood donors, and tested for phase I and II antibodies using immunofluorescence assay. Seroprevalence rates were 56.3% among cattle farmers, 88.9% among veterinarians and 12.7% among blood donors. This suggests that a specific risk for acquiring C. burnetii infection from cattle in endemically infected areas exists, mainly for occupational risk groups, but also for the general population. Further research is needed to identify risk factors for C. burnetii infection in humans in such areas.
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