Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) antibodies in bovine serum and bulk-milk samples

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1413-1417

  Ryan, E D ^a   Kirby, M ^a   Collins, D M ^b   Sayers, R ^c   Mee, J F ^c   Clegg, T ^b  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Coxiella burnetii; Ireland; prevalence; Q fever; risk factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; DAIRY CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERD; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRELAND; MILK; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; Q FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; COXIELLA BURNETII; MILK; PREVALENCE; Q FEVER; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80052705849     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810002530     Document Type: Article

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