SEROPREVALENCE RATE OF COXIELLA BURNETII IN COWS’ SERUM IN ASSIUT GOVERNORATE, EGYPT | ||
| Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal | ||
| Article 10, Volume 69, Issue 177, April 2023, Pages 105-111 PDF (849.89 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/avmj.2023.189492.1119 | ||
| Authors | ||
| REEM M. ALSAADAWY* 1; SYLVIA O. AHMED2; HELAL F. HETTA3 | ||
| 1Department of Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt | ||
| 3Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in cows from Assiut Governorate, Egypt. A total of 268 blood samples were collected from cows (176 females and 92 males). The age of these animals ranged between 2 months to more than 3 years. Screened for C. burnetii using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A total of 15.67% (42/268) was serologically positive.The seropositivity was high in females(19.56%) than males (13.63%).The native breed was more infected ( 17.44%) than Fresian (13.33%) and mixed ones (11.76%). In cows, the higher seroprevalence was observed in the age group more than 1 to2 Years (22.38%). Dairut city recorded the highest seroprevalence rate (40.74%) of C.burnetii. C.burnetii seroprevalence was higher in hot season (20.10%) than cold season (5.95%). Cows free from ticks recorded higher seroprevalence (22.58%) than those infested with ticks (12%). Cows with fever and pneumonia recorded higher seroprevalence (14.29%) compared to animals with other signs. In conclusion, findings of this study revealed that the wide spread of C. burnetii infection among cows at Assiut Governorate, Egypt. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| C. burnetii; ELISA; Pneumonia; Q Fever; Ticks | ||
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