Seroepidemiological Study of Ovine Q Fever in Basra Province ,Iraq

Lafta, Mohanad Hasan; Muhsen, Rahman Kadhum

doi:10.33762/bvetr.2016.124268

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“…The predisposition for infection in men may be explained by the protective role of female sex hormones (34). In sheep Out of 55 samples 21 (38.181%) were appeared infection with coxiellosis and this ratio agreed with the studies of (17)(18)(19)(20), where they explained and confirmed the zoonotic and worldwide distribution of this microorganism. This results consider the first one which confirms the present of infection in animal (sheep) in Al-Diwaniya city.…”

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Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in human and sheep in Al-Diwaniyah province by Real Time- PCR

AL-Hamdawee,

Aaiz,

Wadai

2016

Kufa Jou. Vete. Med. Sci.

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Background: Iraq is agricultural country, but the important aspect of livestock shown by most of the studies conducted in previous years, which dealt with Q fever infection in animals ( cattle, sheep and goat ) strikingly. Q fever it is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burentii .Material and methods: One hundred and five (105), human samples used in the study were (50) (22 sputum/28 bronchial-alveolar lavage) collected from Teaching Hospital and Center Pulmonology and Respiratory Specialist in Al-Diwaniyah. Collected sheep samples were (55) Sample (28 nasopharyngeal swabs and 27 bronchial fluids) from the slaughterhouse of Al-Diwaniya during January – august 2016. All samples were collected from peoples & sheep that suffer from clear respiratory signs. By using Sybr Green Real Time- PCR technique the samples tested directly.Results: showed that the infection incidence in humans (16%) and in sheep (38.181%), the study proved that there were a significant differences at the site of infection in the respiratory tract (URT& LRT) for humans and sheep alike, as well as in terms of age groups and gender.Conclusions: Q fever is a serious disease circulating between peoples in Al-Diwaniyah city and clearly defined risk groups: people with respiratory infection, heart and vascular disease, immunosuppressed patients and distributed in sheep that have respiratory disorder. Real Time –PCR is a potential tool to diagnosis of C. burnetii in humans and animals, because of its rapid and sensitive detection.

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