Sero-epidemiology investigation of Coxiella burnetii in domestic ruminants throughout most Greek regions
| Autor: | Dimitrios Vourvidis, Emmanouil Angelakis, Sophie Edouard, Anna Kyrma, Maria Linou |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections (MEPHI), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes (VITROME), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées (IRBA), Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection (IHU Marseille), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées [Brétigny-sur-Orge] (IRBA) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Veterinary medicine
medicine.medical_specialty [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] Cattle Diseases Sheep Diseases Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Q fever 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Seroepidemiologic Studies Prevalence medicine Animals Sero epidemiology 030212 general & internal medicine Sheep Domestic 2. Zero hunger 0303 health sciences Goat Diseases Sheep Greece General Veterinary biology 030306 microbiology business.industry Goats Public health Original Articles bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Coxiella burnetii biology.organism_classification Serum samples 3. Good health livestock Increased risk surveillance Herd bacteria Cattle Original Article Livestock Q Fever business |
| Zdroj: | VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, 2021, 7 (1), pp.99-104. ⟨10.1002/vms3.337⟩ Veterinary Medicine and Science |
| Popis: | Q fever is not considered as a public health problem in Greece where most regions are considered as Coxiella burnetii free possibly because of the low interest for this agent. Our objective was to conduct a large‐scale study to investigate the sero‐epidemiology of C. burnetii in domestic ruminants throughout the most of Greek regions. We tested serum samples obtained from goats, sheep and bovines from different regions of Greece. All sera were tested for C. burnetii IgG antibodies by a commercial ELISA according to the manufacturer's recommendations. We tested 1,173 goats and sheep obtained from 177 different herds and totally 194 (17%) animals from 78 (44%) herds were positive for C. burnetii. Positive animals were present in seven (88%) different regions and seropositivity varied widely among these regions. The highest percentage was observed in Peloponnese (44%), where all the tested herds presented animals with C. burnetii antibodies. Ιn all Aegean Islands except the island of Limnos we detected goats and sheep positive for C. burnetii with seroposivity varying between 2% in Kos to 37% in Rhodes. Finally, in 22 (85%) Greek prefectures we found C. burnetii IgG‐positive animals whereas in 14 (54%) prefectures more than 50% of tested herds had seropositive animals. We also tested 28 cows from five different herds in Macedonia and Aegean Islands and six (21%) of them, obtained from two (40%) herds were positive. Considering the importance of C. burnetii for public health, our data reflect the lack of awareness by veterinarians, physicians and competent authorities as we provide evidence of C. burnetii seropositivity in productive animals throughout the most of Greek territories. Due to the increased risk of inhalation of the bacterium by people who entered the affected farms we raise the question of Q fever emergence in Greece. Q fever is not considered as a public health problem in Greece and few human cases have been recorded possibly because of the low interest for this agent. We conducted a large‐scale study to investigate the sero‐epidemiology of C. burnetii in domestic ruminants and we provide evidence of C. burnetii presence in productive animals throughout the most of Greek regions. |
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