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Seroprevalence And Risk Factors Of Q Fever In Small Ruminant Flocks In Selected States Of Peninsular Malaysia, Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse, Bura Thlama Paul, Hamza Abdirahman Hashi, Eric Lim Teik Chung, Nur Athirah Abdurrahim, Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila
Seroprevalence And Risk Factors Of Q Fever In Small Ruminant Flocks In Selected States Of Peninsular Malaysia, Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse, Bura Thlama Paul, Hamza Abdirahman Hashi, Eric Lim Teik Chung, Nur Athirah Abdurrahim, Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila
The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii, an obligate intracellular parasite which causes abortion and reproductive disorders in domestic animals and febrile illness in man. Earlier studies have detected C. burnetii,including serum antibodies in humans, cattle, sheep and goats in Malaysia. However, the overall seroprevalence status and contributing factors of Q fever among small ruminants in Malaysia are still unexplained. This study was therefore conducted to investigate the seroprevalence and risk factors of Q fever among small ruminant flocksin Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu states. To determine the seroprevalence of Q fever among small ruminants, we collected blood samples from a …