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 …

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 …

Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) is a zoonotic bacterium that causes Q fever, a globally
emerging infection. Dairy products with high consumption and demand worldwide have …

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 …

Small ruminants are the main reservoirs for brucellosis and coxiellosis, two zoonotic
diseases affecting livestock production, and posing a public health threat in India …

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 …

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 …

Background & objectives Q fever is an important zoonotic disease affecting humans as well
as animals. The objective of this study was to assess the burden of Q fever in individuals …

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 …

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 …