Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
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Abstract
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.
First Page
71
Last Page
75
Recommended Citation
SEYİTOĞLU, ŞENAY; ÖZKURT, ZÜLAL; DİNLER, UFUK; and OKUMUŞ, BİRAY (2006) "The Seroprevalence of Coxiellosis in Farmers and Cattle in Erzurum District in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 30: No. 1, Article 11. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol30/iss1/11
