Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii exposure in hunting dogs in Portugal.

Coxiella burnetii is a γ-Proteobacteria that is the etiologic agent of Q fever, a worldwide zoonosis. The role of dogs in the transmission of C. burnetii to humans is uncertain, and extensive seroprevalence studies of dogs have previously not been conducted in Portugal. A serologic survey was conducted for antibodies to C. burnetii in a sample of 90 hunting dogs from east-central Portugal, namely the municipalities of Proença-a-Nova and Castelo Branco, during the hunting season of 2021.

Keywords

Coxiella burnetii Dogs ELISA Portugal Seroprevalence

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10067

Citation

Pires, Humberto [et al.] (2022) - Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii exposure in hunting dogs in Portugal. In I International Congress on Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vila Real, 2022 - Under One Health Concept : book of abstracts. pp. 50.