Molecular detection of Coxiella spp. in ticks (ixodidae and argasidae) infesting domestic and wild animals: with notes on the epidemiology of tick-borne Coxiella …

A Ali, MK Obaid, MM Almutairi, A Alouffi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tick-borne Coxiella spp. are emerging in novel regions infecting different hosts, but
information regarding their occurrence is limited. The purpose of this study was the …

Current perspectives on the occurrence of Q fever: highlighting the need for systematic surveillance for a neglected zoonotic disease in Indian subcontinent

R Sahu, DB Rawool, P Dhaka, JP Yadav… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Coxiellosis or Q fever is an important global occupational zoonotic disease caused by one of
the most contagious bacterial pathogens–Coxiella burnetii, which ranks one among the 13 …

Human rickettsial infections in India-A review

J Pradeep, V Anitharaj… - Journal of Vector Borne …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Rickettsial infections are emerging and/or re-emerging disease that poses a serious global
threat to humans and animals. Transmission to humans and animals is through the bite of …

Identification of risk factors associated with Coxiella burnetii infection in cattle and buffaloes in India

R Keshavamurthy, BB Singh, DG Kalambhe… - Preventive veterinary …, 2020 - Elsevier
The etiological agent Coxiella burnetii is a highly infectious gram-negative bacterium that
can affect multiple species. Many reports confirm its presence in humans, domestic …

Risk factors for Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii infection among small ruminants in Eastern India

E Leahy, R Shome, RP Deka, S Sahay… - Infection Ecology & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Small ruminants are the main reservoirs for brucellosis and coxiellosis, two zoonotic
diseases affecting livestock production, and posing a public health threat in India …

Rodents/Shrews and their Ectoparasites are not Associated with the Enzootic Maintenance and Transmission of Coxiella burnetii to Livestock and Humans in …

PA Indhu, VB Rekha, R Hariharan, VJ Ajay Kumar… - Zoonoses, 2024 - scienceopen.com
Objectives:“Q fever,” which is caused by Coxiella burnetii, is endemic in India. In addition to
livestock, rodents have also been reported to be associated with enzootic maintenance …

Coxiella and Q fever

R Sahu, JP Yadav, J Vergis, DB Rawool… - Molecular Medical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coxiella burnetii is a gram-negative, intracellular bacterium that shows extremely high
infectivity (at an infection dose of down to a single organism) and causes diseases in a …

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of Coxiella burnetii targeting the com1 gene

DP Das, SVS Malik, R Sahu, JP Yadav… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
We developed the com1 gene based loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay
for the detection of Coxiella burnetii and validated it by screening DNA isolated from serum …

Molecular Investigation of the Status of Ticks on Infected Cattle for Coxiella burnetii in India

P Dhaka, SVS Malik, JP Yadav, S Ghosh, M Kumar… - Acta Parasitologica, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose In Indian subcontinent, the epidemiological studies on the status of ticks in
the transmission of Coxiella burnetii have not been explored comprehensively. The …

[PDF][PDF] Emergence of zoonoses at human-animal interface

R Sahu, DP Das, S Nayak - Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. Appl. Sci, 2021 - researchgate.net
Out of 1407 pathogen around 816 (58%) are zoonotic in nature. While 73%(130/177) of
emerging pathogens, are zoonotic in nature (Woolhouse and Gowtage-Sequeria, 2005). In …