High seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in dairy cattle in China

Heba S El-Mahallawy^{1

2}, Patrick Kelly³, Jilei Zhang¹, Yi Yang¹, Hui Zhang⁴, Lanjing Wei¹, Yongjiang Mao⁵, Zhangping Yang⁵, Zhenwen Zhang⁶, Weixing Fan⁴, Chengming Wang⁷

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¹ Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Wenhui Road 12, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, 225009.
² Department of Animal Hygiene, Zoonoses and Animal Behavior and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.
³ Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts & Nevis, 00265, West Indies.
⁴ Laboratory of Zoonosis, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
⁵ Yangzhou University College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China.
⁶ Yangzhou University College of Medicine, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China.
⁷ Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Wenhui Road 12, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, 225009. wangcm@yzu.edu.cn.

PMID: 26669596
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-015-0968-3

High seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in dairy cattle in China

Heba S El-Mahallawy et al. Trop Anim Health Prod. 2016 Feb.

. 2016 Feb;48(2):423-6.

doi: 10.1007/s11250-015-0968-3. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

Authors

Heba S El-Mahallawy^{1

2}, Patrick Kelly³, Jilei Zhang¹, Yi Yang¹, Hui Zhang⁴, Lanjing Wei¹, Yongjiang Mao⁵, Zhangping Yang⁵, Zhenwen Zhang⁶, Weixing Fan⁴, Chengming Wang⁷

Affiliations

¹ Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Wenhui Road 12, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, 225009.
² Department of Animal Hygiene, Zoonoses and Animal Behavior and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.
³ Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts & Nevis, 00265, West Indies.
⁴ Laboratory of Zoonosis, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
⁵ Yangzhou University College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China.
⁶ Yangzhou University College of Medicine, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China.
⁷ Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Wenhui Road 12, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, 225009. wangcm@yzu.edu.cn.

PMID: 26669596
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-015-0968-3

Abstract

Coxiella burnetii is the agent of Q fever, a zoonosis which occurs worldwide. As there is little reliable data on the organism in China, we investigated C. burnetii infections in dairy cattle herds around the country. Opportunistic whole blood samples were collected from 1140 dairy cattle in 19 herds, and antibodies to phase I and II C. burnetii antigens were detected using commercial ELISA kits. Seropositive cattle (381/1140, 33 %) were detected in 13 of the 15 surveyed provinces and in 16 of the 19 herds (84 %) studied. Our data indicates C. burnetii is widespread in China and that animal and human health workers should be aware of the possibility of Q fever infection in their patients.

Keywords: China; Coxiella burnetii; Dairy cattle; Q fever; Seroprevalence.

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