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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Sofia Anastácio, Samuel Anjos, Suzi Neves, Tiago Neves, Pedro Esteves, Hélder Craveiro, Bruno Madeira, Maria Dos Anjos Pires, Sérgio Sousa, Gabriela da Silva and 1 more

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sofia AnastácioVasco da Gama Research Centre (CIVG), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama University School, Avenida José R. Sousa Fernandes 197 Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0916-2044
Samuel AnjosVasco da Gama Research Centre (CIVG), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama University School, Avenida José R. Sousa Fernandes 197 Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0204-2610
Suzi NevesVasco da Gama Research Centre (CIVG), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama University School, Avenida José R. Sousa Fernandes 197 Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
Tiago NevesVasco da Gama Research Centre (CIVG), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama University School, Avenida José R. Sousa Fernandes 197 Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
Pedro EstevesUniversity Veterinary Hospital of Coimbra (HVUC), Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
Hélder CraveiroVasco da Gama Research Centre (CIVG), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama University School, Avenida José R. Sousa Fernandes 197 Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
Bruno MadeiraAnimalstaff, R. Quinta da Várzea, Santa Clara, 3030-092 Coimbra, Portugal.
Maria Dos Anjos PiresAnimal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9473-5283
Sérgio SousaVasco da Gama Research Centre (CIVG), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama University School, Avenida José R. Sousa Fernandes 197 Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
Gabriela da SilvaCenter of Neurosciences and Cell Biology, Health Science Campus, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7479-8540
Hugo VilhenaVasco da Gama Research Centre (CIVG), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama University School, Avenida José R. Sousa Fernandes 197 Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3976-1619
Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama · PTUniversity of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro · PTUniversity of Coimbra · PT

Funding

The participation of Sofia Anastácio was supported by the SFRH/BD/77823/2011 given by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Lisbon, Portugal / The participation of Hugo Vilhena and Maria dos Anjos Pires was supported by the projects UIDB/CVT/00772/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dogs and cats are potential sources of infection for some zoonotic diseases such as Q fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, a multiple host pathogen. Q fever outbreaks in dogs and cats have been related with parturition and abortion events, and ticks have a potential role in the transmission of this pathogen. This study aimed to screen for C. burnetii in dogs and cats, and in ticks collected from infested animals. An observational descriptive study was conducted in Portugal at two time points nine years apart, 2012 and 2021. Sera obtained from dogs and cats (total n = 294) were tested for C. burnetii antibodies using a commercial ELISA adapted for multi-species detection. C. burnetii DNA was screened by qPCR assay targeting IS1111 in uterine samples and in ticks. A decrease in the exposure to C. burnetii was observed in cats from 17.2% (95% CI: 5.8−35.8%) in 2012 to 0.0% in 2021, and in dogs from 12.6% (95% CI: 7.7−19.0%) in 2012 to 1.7% (95% CI: 0.3−9.1%) in 2021 (p < 0.05). Overall, and despite differences in the samples, rural habitat seems to favour the exposure to C. burnetii. The DNA of C. burnetii was not detected in ticks. The low seropositivity observed in 2021 and the absence of C. burnetii DNA in the tested samples, suggest that dogs and cats from Portugal are not often exposed to the pathogen. Nevertheless, the monitoring of C. burnetii infection in companion animals is an important tool to prevent human outbreaks, considering the zoonotic potential for owners and veterinarians contacting infected animals, mainly dogs and cats from rural areas which often come into contact with livestock.

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ELISAPCRpetsQ feverzoonosis

Identifiers

PMID36558859
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