Author/Authors :
Mohan, Vysakh Division of Veterinary Public Health - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. India , Nair, Amrutha Division of Veterinary Public Health - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. India , Kumar, Manesh Division of Veterinary Public Health - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. India , Dhaka, Pankaj Division of Veterinary Public Health - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. India , Vergis, Jess Department of Veterinary Public health - College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookot, Kerala, India , Bhiwa Rawool, Deepak Division of Veterinary Public Health - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. India , Singh Malik, Satyaveer Division of Veterinary Public Health - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. India
Abstract :
Recent scientific perspectives on Q fever as the most contagious and one of the most widespread bacterial zoonoses, its listing amongst the top 13 priority zoonoses globally. This prompted us to undertake a seroprevalence study in goats, which are one of the most common animal reservoirs for coxiellosis. In the present investigation, 22 out of 500 (4.4%) goat serum samples collected from small animal slaughter house, Bareilly, UP, India tested positive for IgG antibodies against Coxiella burnetii using commercial ELISA Kit. However, a more comprehensive study including other potential reservoir animals, their products and vectors is needed for elucidating the epidemiology of the coxiellosis in the Indian settings.
Keywords :
Q fever , Coxiellosis , Zoonoses , ELISA , Seroprevalence , Goats , India
