Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii exposure in native marsupials and introduced animals in Queensland, Australia
SUMMARY The state of Queensland has the highest incidence of Q fever in Australia. In recent years, there has been an increase in human cases where no contacts with the typical reservoir animals or occupations were reported. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Coxiella burne...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0950268811001828 2024-04-07T07:51:40+00:00 Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii exposure in native marsupials and introduced animals in Queensland, Australia COOPER, A. GOULLET, M. MITCHELL, J. KETHEESAN, N. GOVAN, B. 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268811001828 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0950268811001828 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Epidemiology and Infection volume 140, issue 7, page 1304-1308 ISSN 0950-2688 1469-4409 Infectious Diseases Epidemiology journal-article 2011 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268811001828 2024-03-08T00:34:13Z SUMMARY The state of Queensland has the highest incidence of Q fever in Australia. In recent years, there has been an increase in human cases where no contacts with the typical reservoir animals or occupations were reported. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Australian native animals and introduced animals in northern and southeastern Queensland. Australian native marsupials sampled included the brushtail possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula ) and common northern bandicoot ( Isoodon macrourus ). Introduced species sampled included dingoes ( Canis lupus dingo ), cats ( Felis catus ), foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) and pigs ( Sus scrofa ). Serum samples were tested by ELISA for both phase II and phase I antigens of the organism using an Australian isolate. The serological evidence of C. burnetii infection demonstrated in these species has public health implications due to their increasing movement into residential areas in regional Queensland. This study is the first known investigation of C. burnetii seroprevalence in these species in northern Queensland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Cambridge University Press Queensland Epidemiology and Infection 140 7 1304 1308 |
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SUMMARY The state of Queensland has the highest incidence of Q fever in Australia. In recent years, there has been an increase in human cases where no contacts with the typical reservoir animals or occupations were reported. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Australian native animals and introduced animals in northern and southeastern Queensland. Australian native marsupials sampled included the brushtail possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula ) and common northern bandicoot ( Isoodon macrourus ). Introduced species sampled included dingoes ( Canis lupus dingo ), cats ( Felis catus ), foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) and pigs ( Sus scrofa ). Serum samples were tested by ELISA for both phase II and phase I antigens of the organism using an Australian isolate. The serological evidence of C. burnetii infection demonstrated in these species has public health implications due to their increasing movement into residential areas in regional Queensland. This study is the first known investigation of C. burnetii seroprevalence in these species in northern Queensland. |
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Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii exposure in native marsupials and introduced animals in Queensland, Australia |
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Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii exposure in native marsupials and introduced animals in Queensland, Australia |
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Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii exposure in native marsupials and introduced animals in Queensland, Australia |
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Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii exposure in native marsupials and introduced animals in Queensland, Australia |
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Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii exposure in native marsupials and introduced animals in Queensland, Australia |
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serological evidence of coxiella burnetii exposure in native marsupials and introduced animals in queensland, australia |
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