Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Aborted Fetuses of Cattle and Sheep Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Mashhad City, Iran

International Journal of Enteric Pathogens

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Zeinab Abiri¹  Mohammad Khalili¹  Mehrnaz Rad²  Hamid Sharifi⁴ 

[1] Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman;Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad;Center of Excellence in Ruminant Abortion and Neonatal Mortality, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad;Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences;Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

关键词: Fetus;    Ruminants;    PCR;    Coxiella burnetii;   

DOI  :  10.17795/ijep33170

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Alborz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Background: Coxiella burnetii is an important intracellular pathogen that ruminants can act as primary reservoirs. Reservoirs may excrete the bacterium into the placenta, vaginal mucus and feces. Objectives: The aim of this study was to detect C. burnetii in aborted samples from ruminant flocks in Mashhad city, northeast of Iran, using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Materials and Methods: A total number of 154 fetal tissue samples of cattle, sheep and goat were subjected to nested PCR assay. Results: Sixteen (17.3%) out of 92 samples from sheep and 15 (25%) from 60 cattle fetuses were positive. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate the presence of C. burnetii in aborted ruminants and these can be the potential reservoirs of C. burnetii in the mentioned area.

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