Author/Authors :
Abiri، Zeinab نويسنده Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IR Iran , , Khalili، Mohammad نويسنده Assistant Professor, Neurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran , , Rad، Mehrnaz نويسنده Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran , , Sharifi، Hamid نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Coxiella burnetii is an important intracellular pathogen that ruminants can act as primary reservoirs. Reservoirs may excrete the bacterium into the placenta, vaginal mucus and feces. The aim of this study was to detect C. burnetii in aborted samples from ruminant flocks in Mashhad city, northeast of Iran, using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. A total number of 154 fetal tissue samples of cattle, sheep and goat were subjected to nested PCR assay. Sixteen (17.3%) out of 92 samples from sheep and 15 (25%) from 60 cattle fetuses were positive. The results of this study indicate the presence of C. burnetii in aborted ruminants and these can be the potential reservoirs of C. burnetii in the mentioned area.
