Coxiella burnetii seroprevalence and associated risk factors in dairy and mixed cattle farms from Ecuador

Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, a bacterial agent for which ruminants are the main reservoir. An extensive cross-sectional study to determine the seroprevalence of and associated risk factors for Q fever was performed in dairy and mixed (dairy-beef) cattle herds in Ecuador...

• Auteur principal: Saa, L. (author)
• Autres auteurs: Torralbo, A. (author), Arenas, A. (author), Carbonero, A. (author), Guzman Ordoñez, L. (author), Montaño, K. (author)
• Format: article
• Publié: 2017
• Sujets: cattle; coxiella burnetii; ecuador; risk factors; seroprevalence
• Accès en ligne: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.01.007; http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/19077