TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Relationship of <I>Coxiella burnetii</I> Seropositivity Between Farm Animals and Their Owners: A Pilot Study
AU - Gazyagci, Serkal AU - Unal, Nilgun AU - Dogru, Aylin Kasimoglu AU - Yildirim, Murat 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 11
SP  - 1625
EP  - 1629
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.1625.1629
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.1625.1629
KW  - farm animal owners
KW  -sheep
KW  -cow
KW  -Coxiella burnetii
KW  -IFA
KW  -PCR
KW  -Turkey
AB  - Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by <I>Coxiella burnetii</I>. This study aimed to detect the relationship of <I>C. burnetii</I> seropositivity between farm animal owners and their animals. Blood serums of 20 farm animal owners, 32 cow and 88 sheep were investigated with indirect Immuno Fluorescent Assay (IFA) using<I> C. burnetii</I> phase I and II antigens. Milk samples of the same animals were tested for <I>C. burnetii</I> by PCR. The serological test results of animals and their owners were compared by statistically methods to reveal the interdependence and correlations. The seropositivities of IgG antibodies against <I>C. burnetii</I> were 90.0% for farm animal owners, 53.1% for cows and 63.6% for sheep. All of the animal owners were consuming dairy products made from their own animals raw milk. However, as shown by PCR results, none of the tested cows and sheep were responsible for shedding of <I>C. burnetii</I> through their milks. Although, there was no correlation between the shedding pattern and serological results of animals, there was a significant correlation between the serological results of animals and their owners for both phase I and II antigens against <I>C. burnetii</I>. There are statistically important relationships between farm animals and their owners about phase I and phase II IgG titration levels against <I>C. burnetii</I>. Moreover, there was close dependency between the presence of chronic <I>C. burnetii</I> infections in animals and their owners. On the other hand, serological results of milk samples are not in significant correlation with the serologically dependency of animals and their owners.
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