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Influence of three types of farm management on the seroprevalence of Q fever as assessed by an indirect immunofluorescence assay.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11765323     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The influence of three types of farm management on the occurrence of Q fever in cattle was investigated by means of a serological study carried out in Irpinia in southern Italy. Twenty-one herds were permanently housed, 26 were housed in winter and turned out to graze in the spring, and six herds were kept outdoors throughout the year. Blood samples were taken from 1188 cattle and tested by an indirect immunofluorescence assay. The overall seroprevalence of Q fever was 14.4 per cent. The herds which were housed in winter and turned out in the spring had the highest seroprevalence of 19.6 per cent, followed by the permanently housed animals with a seroprevalence of 13.2 per cent and the unhoused cattle had a much lower seroprevalence of 1.9 per cent.
Authors:
F Capuano; M C Landolfi; D M Monetti
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Veterinary record     Volume:  149     ISSN:  0042-4900     ISO Abbreviation:  Vet. Rec.     Publication Date:  2001 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-12-17     Completed Date:  2002-07-29     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0031164     Medline TA:  Vet Rec     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  669-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Irpino, Avellino, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animal Husbandry / methods*
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
Cattle
Cattle Diseases / epidemiology*,  microbiology
Coxiella burnetii / immunology*
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary
Housing, Animal
Male
Q Fever / epidemiology,  veterinary*
Seasons
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Bacterial

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