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- Evidence for sporadic Coxiella burnetii excretion in sheep milk, central PortugalPublication . Pires, Humberto; Silva, S. Santos; Cruz, A.; Cardoso, Luís; Lopes, A.P.; Pereira, M.A.; Nóbrega, C.; Mega, A.C.; Santos, C.; Cruz, R.; Esteves, F.; Vala, H.; Matos, Ana; Barradas, P.F.; Coelho, A.C.; Mesquita, J.R.Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, is a globally distributed zoonosis, with cattle, sheep, and goats considered the main reservoirs of the disease (Agger et al,., 2013; Bento et al., 2023). Human transmission primarily occurs through inhaling infections aerosols from milk, faeces, urina, and birth products from infected ruminants. This study used a 2-year longitudinal approach to investigate C. burnetii excretion in bulk tank milk samp+les from sheep in central Portugal.