… This is the first report using qPCR to detect C. burnetti in bulk tank milk samples in dairy
cows in Chile. Our results indicated a wide distribution (400 km) with a very low incidence (2.1% …

… burnetii was identified as the causative agent of the outbreak. Before … and impact of Coxiella
burnetii within the Chilean context. … burnetii vaccination is not conducted in Chile, the results …

… Coxiella burnetii was not identified as a cause … tank milk of 105 bovine dairy herds as part
of the epidemiologic investigation of an outbreak of Q fever among dairy farm workers in Chile …

… and laboratory detection of this pathogen [22]. As a result, the … Our findings suggest that Q
fever was endemic to Chile before … burnetii was detected in bulk tank milk samples from dairy …

… Conclusions: Our results constitute a first step to elucidate the current 40 epidemiology of Q
… 305 Identification of Coxiella burnetii in tank raw cow milk: first findings from Chile. Vector …

… (qPCR) results for C. burnetii in the bulk tank milk samples with excretion higher than 10
4 … Coxiella burnetii DNA was not identified in any of the cotyledon samples collected at …

… Table 1 Data on Coxiella burnetii detection in livestock, swine … The results of this research
on species other than domestic … In summary, Chile can be considered a country with a low …

… In South America, studies carried out in Brazil, Argentina, Chile … PCR testing of milk or bulk
tank milk at farm level also helps … first detection [52]. Bacterial transmission to humans through …

… visual interpretation of results. LAT assays can be used as useful tools for targeted screening
and identification of infected herds and serological status of the occupational risk groups. …

… mycoplasmas, and Coxiella burnetii in pudus from Chile. … , and only until recently has it
been possible to identify … origin only in bats and bulk tank milk from cows (26, 69). The …