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Coxiella burnetii DNA detected in domestic ruminants and wildlife from Portugal.
Veterinary microbiology - 22 Oct 2015
Cumbassá Aminata, Barahona Maria J, Cunha Mónica V, Azórin Beatriz, Fonseca Carlos, Rosalino Luís Miguel, Tilburg Jeroen, Hagen Ferry, Santos Ana S, Botelho Ana
Abstract excerpt
Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever or Coxiellosis, a zoonosis mainly affecting domestic ruminants. Information on the population structure and epidemiology of C. burnetii in animals is scarce in Portugal. Evidence of C. burnetti infection was sought in domestic, wild and captive animals based on the detection of bacterial DNA. Tissue samples from 152 domestic animals (cattle=24, goats=51,...
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