Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) include a wide range of bacteria, parasites and viruses that
cause a large spectrum of animal, human and zoonotic tick-borne diseases (TBDs). The …

Simple Summary This review article aims to compile the information published in the
scientific literature regarding Coxiella burnetii infection in goats and their role in the …

Simple Summary Abortions have a large economic impact in small ruminant flocks. Some
abortions may be induced by non-infectious causes but most of them are due to a broad …

Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic bacterium that can infect a wide range of animals including
horses. However, its circulation dynamics in and through horses are still unclear. The aim of …

Q fever, spotted fever rickettsioses and equine piroplasmosis, are some of the most serious
equine tick-borne diseases caused by Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia spp., Babesia caballi …

Background Coxiella burnetti can be transmitted to humans primarily through inhaling
contaminated droplets released from infected animals or consumption of contaminated dairy …

Ruminants are considered the commonest animal reservoir for human infection of Coxiella
burnetii, the Q fever causative agent. Considering the recently described importance of …

Simple Summary Q fever, a zoonotic disease caused by the pathogen Coxiella burnetii,
which can infect both animals and humans, mainly affects ruminant animals such as goats …

Q fever is an endemic disease in different parts of Greece. The current study aimed to
investigate the prevalence of acute Q fever disease in Greece through the operation of the …

The objective of this study was to apply and preliminarily evaluate a High-Resolution Melting
(HRM) analysis technique coupled with qPCR, that allows the simultaneous detection of 10 …