Prevalence and molecular typing of Coxiella burnetii in bulk tank milk in Belgian dairy goats, 2009-2013

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 117-124

  Boarbi, Samira ^a   Mori, Marcella ^a   Rousset, Elodie ^b   Sidi Boumedine, Karim ^b   Van Esbroeck, Marjan ^c   Fretin, David ^a  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Epidemiology; Genotyping; Q fever; Shedding; Surveillance; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

Q FEVER VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BELGIUM; BULK TANK MILK; COXIELLA BURNETII; DAIRY PRODUCT; DNA EXTRACTION; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; GOAT; MILK PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; Q FEVER; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; VACCINATION;

CAPRA HIRCUS; COXIELLA BURNETII;

COXIELLA BURNETII; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPING; Q FEVER; SHEDDING; SURVEILLANCE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; COXIELLA BURNETII; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; MILK; MOLECULAR TYPING; PREVALENCE; Q FEVER; VACCINATION;

EID: 84896100523     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.01.025     Document Type: Article

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