Increasing prevalence of Coxiella burnetii seropositive Danish dairy cattle herds

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Jens Frederik Agger²  Suman Paul¹ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh

[2] Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Groennegaardsvej 8, Frederiksberg DK-1870 C, Denmark

关键词: Bulk tank milk;    Herd density;    Cattle density;    Herd size;    Seroprevalence;    Coxiella burnetii;   

Others  :  1082581
DOI  :  10.1186/s13028-014-0046-2

 received in 2013-03-20, accepted in 2014-07-02,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

A study based on bulk tank milk samples from 120 randomly selected dairy cattle herds was conducted to estimate the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii seropositive dairy herds, to describe the geographical distribution, and to identify risk factors. Using the CHEKIT Q-fever Antibody ELISA Test Kit (IDEXX), the study revealed a prevalence of 79.2% seropositive herds, 18.3% seronegative herds, and 2.5% serointermediate herds based on the instructions provided by the manufacturer. Multifactorial logistic regression showed statistically significant associations (P < 0.01) between C. burnetii seropositivity and increasing herd size (OR = 1.02 per cow increment) and increasing regional average number of cattle per dairy herd (OR = 1.02 per animal increment). Herds >150 cows had 17.9 times higher odds of testing positive compared to herds <80 cows. The regional average number of cattle herds per square kilometer was borderline significantly related to the occurrence of seropositive dairy herds (P = 0.06). The results indicate an increased prevalence of seropositive dairy herds since the previous survey in 2008 and an adverse impact of increasing herd size and cattle density on the risk of seropositivity.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Agger and Paul; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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