Open AccessDetection of Coxiella burnetii by PCR in bulk tank milk samples from dairy caprine herds in southeast of Iran
Author(s) -
Mohammad Khalili,
Hamzeh Ghobadian Diali,
Hossein Norouzian Mirza,
Seyed Morteza Mosavi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60638-1
Subject(s) - coxiella burnetii , bulk tank , herd , q fever , veterinary medicine , biology , zoology , virology , medicine
Objective: To use PCR for the detection of Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) in bulk tank milk\udsamples collected from dairy caprine herds in southeast Iran.\udMethods: In the present study, 31 goat bulk milk from 31 dairy goat herds were tested for C.\udburnetii using trans-PCR assay. The animals which their milk samples collected for this study\udwere clinically healthy.\udResults: In total, 5 of 31 (16.12%) goat milk samples were positive.\udConclusions: The results of this study indicate clinically healthy dairy goats are important\udsources of C. burnetii infection in this area