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MOLECULAR DETECTION OF COXIELLA BURNETII INFECTION IN MILK SAMPLES FROM DAIRY CATTLE IN ASSIUT GOVERNORATE, EGYPT

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Infectious diseases

Abstract

Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) is an intracellular bacterium and the cause of query fever (Q fever), which is a serious zoonotic disease that influences numerous animal species globally. Thus, the current investigation's aims were to ascertain the molecular diagnosis of C. burnetii and the epidemiological findings' correlation with C. burnetii infection. The present investigation was carried out on 100 dairy cows from the Faculty of Agriculture farm, individual farmer houses from El-Fateh and Abnoub cities, and individual cases investigated in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Assiut Governorate, Egypt. Milk samples were collected and examined by California Mastitis Test (CMT), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to diagnose C. burnetii. Results showed that 5%, 9%, 11%, and 75% of 100 milk samples were CMT (++), CMT (+), suspicious, and negative, respectively. C. burnetii DNA was reported in the milk of six dairy cows. The percentages of C. burnetii infection had no discernible differences (P<0.05) with locality, age, breed (native and mixed breed), tick infestation, housing system, and health status of molecularly tested dairy cows. Therefore, the frequency of C. burnetii infection in dairy herds emphasizes the critical need for surveillance and adequate biosecurity measures in place to prevent and restrict the spread of Q fever in the Assiut Governorate.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2024.298879.1283

Keywords

C. burnetii, Milk, CMT, IS1111gene, Epidemiology

Authors

First Name

ZAINAB

Last Name

YOUSSEF

MiddleName

M.A.

Affiliation

Infectious Diseases, Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Postal code: 71526, Egypt

Email

zeinabmohammed613@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0000-0002-5480-1546

First Name

MARWA

Last Name

ABD EL-KADER

MiddleName

G.

Affiliation

Milk Hygiene, Safety and Technology, Department of Food Hygiene, Safety and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Postal code: 71526, Egypt

Email

marwagamalvetmilkhygiene@gmail.com

City

Assiut

Orcid

0009-0002-6312-5006

First Name

HEBA

Last Name

NASR

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis, Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Postal code: 71526, Egypt

Email

hebabaset@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0009-0002-9247-909X

First Name

FATMA

Last Name

MAHMOUD

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Infectious Diseases, Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Postal code: 71526, Egypt

Email

fs@igtit.com

City

Assiut

Orcid

0000-0001-8659-2796

Volume

70

Article Issue

183

Related Issue

49234

Issue Date

2024-10-01

Receive Date

2024-07-02

Publish Date

2024-10-01

Page Start

455

Page End

465

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_384543.html

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36

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Research article

Type Code

1,840

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

Publication Link

https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

MOLECULAR DETECTION OF COXIELLA BURNETII INFECTION IN MILK SAMPLES FROM DAIRY CATTLE IN ASSIUT GOVERNORATE, EGYPT

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Article

Created At

28 Dec 2024