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Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q-fever (Coxiella burnetii) exposure in smallholder dairy cattle in Tanzania (2022)
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Festo Bwatota, S., Mkilema Shirima, G., Hernandez-Castro, L. E., Mark de Clare Bronsvoort, B., Wheelhouse, N., Joseph Mengele, I., …Cook, E. A. J. (2022). Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q-fever (Coxiella burnetii) exposure in smallholder dairy catt

Q fever is a zoonotic disease, resulting from infection with Coxiella burnetii. Infection in cattle can cause abortion and infertility, however, there is little epidemiological information regarding the disease in dairy cattle in Tanzania. Between Ju... Read More about Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q-fever (Coxiella burnetii) exposure in smallholder dairy cattle in Tanzania.

Epidemiology of q-fever in domestic ruminants and humans in Africa: A systematic review (2022)
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Festo Bwatota, S., Cook, E. A. J., Mark de Clare Bronsvoort, B., Wheelhouse, N., Hernandez-Castor, L. E., & Mkilema Shirima, G. (2022). Epidemiology of q-fever in domestic ruminants and humans in Africa: A systematic review. CABI One Health, https://doi.o

Q-fever is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the gram-negative, intracellular, spore-forming bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Infected ruminants (cattle, sheep, and goats) are the reservoirs of the pathogen and thus an important source of infection... Read More about Epidemiology of q-fever in domestic ruminants and humans in Africa: A systematic review.

Endemicity of Coxiella burnetii infection among people and their livestock in pastoral communities in northern Kenya (2022)
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Muema, J., Nyamai, M., Wheelhouse, N., Njuguna, J., Jost, C., Oyugi, J., …Thumbi, S. (2022). Endemicity of Coxiella burnetii infection among people and their livestock in pastoral communities in northern Kenya. Heliyon, 8(10), Article e11133. https://do

Background Coxiella burnetti can be transmitted to humans primarily through inhaling contaminated droplets released from infected animals or consumption of contaminated dairy products. Despite its zoonotic nature and the close association pastoralis... Read More about Endemicity of Coxiella burnetii infection among people and their livestock in pastoral communities in northern Kenya.

Modelling the Transmission of Coxiella burnetii within a UK Dairy Herd: Investigating the Interconnected Relationship between the Parturition Cycle and Environment Contamination (2022)
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Patsatzis, D. G., Wheelhouse, N., & Tingas, E. (2022). Modelling the Transmission of Coxiella burnetii within a UK Dairy Herd: Investigating the Interconnected Relationship between the Parturition Cycle and Environment Contamination. Veterinary Sciences,

Q fever infection in dairy herds is introduced through the transmission of the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, resulting in multiple detrimental effects such as reduction of lactation, abortions and chronic infection. Particularly in the UK, recent evid... Read More about Modelling the Transmission of Coxiella burnetii within a UK Dairy Herd: Investigating the Interconnected Relationship between the Parturition Cycle and Environment Contamination.

Editorial: New Approaches to Understanding Vector Borne Diseases in Domestic and Wild animals (2022)
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Cook, E. A., Wheelhouse, N., Larska, M., & Obanda, V. (2022). Editorial: New Approaches to Understanding Vector Borne Diseases in Domestic and Wild animals. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, Article 1009751. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1009751

Prospective cohort study reveals unexpected aetiologies of livestock abortion in northern Tanzania (2022)
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Thomas, K. M., Kibona, T., Claxton, J. R., de Glanville, W. A., Lankester, F., Amani, N., …Allan, K. J. (2022). Prospective cohort study reveals unexpected aetiologies of livestock abortion in northern Tanzania. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 11669.

Livestock abortion is an important cause of productivity losses worldwide and many infectious causes of abortion are zoonotic pathogens that impact on human health. Little is known about the relative importance of infectious causes of livestock abort... Read More about Prospective cohort study reveals unexpected aetiologies of livestock abortion in northern Tanzania.

Recent advances and public health implications for environmental exposure to Chlamydia abortus: from enzootic to zoonotic disease (2022)
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Turin, L., Surini, S., Wheelhouse, N., & Rocchi, M. S. (2022). Recent advances and public health implications for environmental exposure to Chlamydia abortus: from enzootic to zoonotic disease. Veterinary Research, 53(1), Article 37. https://doi.org/10.11

Environmental transmission of Chlamydia abortus as a result of enzootic disease or disease outbreaks and the threats posed by this pathogen has been previously reported, however a state-of-the-science review of these reports and the identification of... Read More about Recent advances and public health implications for environmental exposure to Chlamydia abortus: from enzootic to zoonotic disease.