The seroprevalence of coxiellosis in farmers and cattle in Erzurum district in Turkey
TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, cilt.30, sa.1, ss.71-75, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.71-75
- Anahtar Kelimeler: coxiellosis, Q fever, Coxiella burnetti, farmer, cattle, Q-FEVER, BURNETII INFECTION, DAIRY-CATTLE, RISK-FACTORS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, THERAPY
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Coxiellosis is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. This study conducted to determine the prevalence of coxiellosis in cattle and farmers in Eastern Turkey. A total of 230 cattle and 92 human sera were collected and tested for antibodies against C. burnetii by a commercial ELISA kit. The antibodies to C. burnetii were detected in 22 (9.56%) cattle and 18 (19.5%) healthy farmers. Seropositivity was found in 12 of 53 (22.6%) cattle with an abortion history, and 10 of 177 (5.6%) cattle without an abortion history (P < 0.05). There was a correlation between animal and human seroprevalence in the same district. It was observed that the seroprevalence of coxiellosis was higher in northern districts (32.4% in farmers and 15.4% in cattle) than in other districts (12.1% in farmers and 6.5% in cattle) both for humans and animals (P < 0.05). Coxiellosis was an important health problem in both humans and cattle, and the disease may cause abortion in cattle in Eastern Turkey.