scholarly journals Short communication: Investigation of Coxiella burnetii occurrence in dairy sheep flocks by bulk-tank milk analysis and antibody level determination

2009 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 1581-1584 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.L. García-Pérez ◽  
I. Astobiza ◽  
J.F. Barandika ◽  
R. Atxaerandio ◽  
A. Hurtado ◽  
...  
2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Khalili ◽  
Ehsanollah Sakhaee ◽  
Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian ◽  
Naser Shahabi-Nejad

2006 ◽  
Vol 118 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Berriatua ◽  
J.F. Barandika ◽  
G. Aduriz ◽  
A. Hurtado ◽  
L. Estévez ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 139 (10) ◽  
pp. 1631-1636 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. RUIZ-FONS ◽  
I. ASTOBIZA ◽  
J. F. BARANDIKA ◽  
R. A. JUSTE ◽  
A. HURTADO ◽  
...  

SUMMARYPooling samples may provide a valuable alternative to individual testing for pathogen surveillance purposes. We studied the reliability of measuring the level of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii in bulk-tank milk (BTM) to estimate the seroprevalence of C. burnetii in dairy sheep in 34 flocks. We then estimated the seroprevalence of C. burnetii in 154 dairy sheep flocks according to the level of antibodies in BTM. We tested for the accuracy of our estimation at the population level by comparing predicted mean C. burnetii flock seroprevalence with that obtained in another survey performed on the same population. Our findings showed that testing BTM by ELISA is a cost-effective and relatively good index of the seroprevalence of C. burnetii in dairy sheep and may be a useful tool for epidemiological surveillance at the population level.


One Health ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 100208
Author(s):  
Ana Rabaza ◽  
Martín Fraga ◽  
Luis Gustavo Corbellini ◽  
Katy M.E. Turner ◽  
Franklin Riet-Correa ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
C. Ghazaei

Mycoplasmas are an important and economically significant cause of mastitis in dairy cows in various parts of the world. The organisms are highly contagious, with the main reservoir of infection originating from cows with subclinical mastitis. In 1998 the 1st cases of bovine mastitis due to Mycoplasma bovis were diagnosed in Ardabil State, Iran. An investigation was carried out with the aim of establishing the extent of mycoplasma infections in dairy cows in Ardabil State. Milk samples obtained from 80 cows with clinical mastitis were cultured in the laboratory for the presence of mycoplasmas. Similarly, 48 bulk-tank milk samples were examined for the presence of mycoplasmas. A modified Hayflick broth was used to isolate the mycoplasmas and an immunoperoxidase test used for the species identification of the isolates. Mycoplasma bovis was isolated from 39 (48.75 %) of the clinical mastitis samples and from 48 of the bulk-tank milk samples tested. This indicated that mycoplasma udder infections were more prevalent in dairy cows in Ardabil State than previously thought.


2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrine T Nielsen ◽  
Søren S Nielsen ◽  
Jens F Agger ◽  
Anna-Bodil Christoffersen ◽  
Jørgen S Agerholm

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 2685-2692
Author(s):  
A. Gazzola ◽  
A.M. Maisano ◽  
V. Bianchini ◽  
F. Vezzoli ◽  
A. Romanò ◽  
...  

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