[HTML][HTML] The Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Hard Ticks in Europe and Their Role in Q Fever Transmission Revisited—A Systematic Review

S Körner, GR Makert, S Ulbert, M Pfeffer… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The zoonosis Q fever is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii.
Besides the main transmission route via inhalation of contaminated aerosols, ticks are …

[HTML][HTML] Q fever—a neglected zoonosis

Q Ullah, T Jamil, M Saqib, M Iqbal, H Neubauer - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Q fever remains a neglected zoonosis in many developing countries including Pakistan. The
causing agent Coxiella (C.) burnetii is resistant to environmental factors (such as drying …

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

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Vector-borne pathogens in dogs of different regions of Iran and Pakistan

R Iatta, A Sazmand, VL Nguyen, F Nemati… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Springer
Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical
countries, mainly due to favorable climate conditions and reduced adoption of preventive …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of small ruminants in Pakistan

A Ghafar, T Abbas, A Rehman, ZD Sandhu… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDis) are a major constraint to the health and production
of small ruminants in Pakistan. Despite being the subject of intermittent studies over the past …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and associated risk factors for brucellosis in small ruminants kept at institutional livestock farms in Punjab, Pakistan

Q Ullah, T Jamil, F Melzer, M Saqib… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Brucellosis is considered as an endemic infection in ruminants in Pakistan. Both Brucella
abortus and B. melitensis infections have been reported in domestic animals and humans in …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence and Molecular Evidence of Coxiella burnetii in Dromedary Camels of Pakistan

S Hussain, M Saqib, H El-Adawy… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Coxiellosis is a zoonosis in animals caused by Coxiella burnetii. A cross-sectional study was
conducted on 920 (591 female and 329 male) randomly selected camels (Camelus …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] First molecular evidence of Coxiella burnetii in ticks collected from dromedary Camels in Punjab, Pakistan

S Hussain, M Saqib, K Ashfaq, ZUD Sindhu - Pak. Vet. J, 2021 - pvj.com.pk
This study surveyed the existence of the Coxiella burnetii in ticks removed from camels in
three different regions of the Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 325 ixodid ticks were analyzed for …

[HTML][HTML] Sero-Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii Infection in Small Ruminants in the Eastern Region of Punjab, Pakistan

F Amin, S Ali, A Javid, M Imran, MI Rashid… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of Q fever in sheep and goats in
Kasur, Okara, and Pakpattan in the Punjab of Pakistan. Q fever is a widely reported zoonotic …