… 48] and close animal-human contact occurs [Citation49], require further investigation
given our findings of increased Brucella seroprevalence among vaccinated small ruminants. …

… A careful literature survey established that in our targeted study areas, no information
pertaining to the prevalence of Q fever in small ruminants was present. For calculation of the …

… of small ruminants); and this might also be responsible for the low prevalence observed from
… that sex of animals was not a statistically significant risk factor of the seroprevalence of C. …

… i) to estimate the apparent prevalence of C. burnetii-positivity in dairy cattle and small ruminant
herds based on the … burnetii-positive herds were present, and iii) to identify potential risk …

… seroprevalence was reported in Cyprus (52.7%). Our study also shows that the seroprevalence
in small ruminant … In this study, small ruminant ownership is significantly associated with C…

… herd size, contact with other herds, presence of small ruminants in farm, use of disinfectants,
origin of cows, and history of infertility in previous year were all significant on the univariable …

… The seroprevalence rates, estimated in this study conducted in an … infected area almost
free from small ruminants, suggest that there is a specific risk for acquiring C. burnetii infection …

… Infected cattle and small ruminants are considered to be the primary reservoir of C. … sheep
farms was another risk factor associated with a significant increase in seroprevalence to C. …

… prevalence of 10% in cattle and of 20% in small ruminants, according to a previous survey
[19] with 5% precision at the 95% confidence level. The following relationship was used for …

… seroprevalence in sheep … Coxiella burnetii infection in sheep and goats in three agricultural
zones of Borno State, Nigeria. This study may determine the actual status of small ruminants …