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 …

Coxiella burnetii in Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius): A Possible Threat for Humans and Livestock in North Africa and the Near and Middle East?

CA Devaux, IO Osman, M Million… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The “One Health” concept recognizes that human health is connected to animal health and
to the ecosystems. Coxiella burnetii–induced human Q fever is one of the most widespread …

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 …

Multiple vector-borne pathogens of domestic animals in Egypt

HHAM Abdullah, N Amanzougaghene… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) are considered emerging and re-emerging diseases that
represent a global burden. The aim of this study was to explore and characterize vector …

Q fever in Egypt: Epidemiological survey of Coxiella burnetii specific antibodies in cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and camels

J Klemmer, J Njeru, A Emam, A El-Sayed, AA Moawad… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Clinical
presentation in humans varies from asymptomatic to flu-like illness and severe sequelae …

The epidemic of Q fever in 2018 to 2019 in Zhuhai city of China determined by metagenomic next-generation sequencing

M Huang, J Ma, J Jiao, C Li, L Chen, Z Zhu… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii (Cb). From January 2018 to
November 2019, plasma samples from 2,382 patients with acute fever of unknown cause at …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and immunological characterization of Hyalomma dromedarii and Hyalomma excavatum (Acari: Ixodidae) vectors of Q fever in camels

HHAM Abdullah, EE El-Shanawany… - Veterinary …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: A total of 113 blood samples from camels and 190 adult ticks were
investigated for the infection with C. burnetii by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and …

Coxiella burnetii in camels (Camelus dromedarius) from Algeria: Seroprevalence, molecular characterization, and ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) vectors

M Bellabidi, MH Benaissa, S Bissati-Bouafia, Z Harrat… - Acta Tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Q fever is a widespread zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii that most commonly
infects not only a variety of mammals but also arthropods and in particularly ticks. The aim of …

Tick-borne pathogens in camels: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence in dromedaries

ES El-Alfy, I Abbas, S Saleh, R Elseadawy… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2024 - Elsevier
Published data on tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in camels worldwide have been collected to
provide an overview of the global prevalence and species diversity of camelid TBPs. Several …

Epidemiology and genetic characteristics of tick-borne bacteria in dromedary camels of the world

R Selmi, H Belkahia, A Sazmand, MB Said, L Messadi - Acta tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
This review presents updated knowledge on the main tick-borne bacteria infecting one-
humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) around the world. Camels are increasingly the …