Serological prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in captive wild ruminants in Saudi Arabia

被引：9

作者：

Hussein M.F. ^{[1
]}

Al-Khalifa I.M. ^{[1
]}

Aljumaah R.S. ^{[1
]}

Elnabi A.G. ^{[1
]}

Mohammed O.B. ^{[2
]}

Omer S.A. ^{[2
]}

Macasero W.V. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Animal Production, College of Food Sciences and Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451

[2] King Khalid Wildlife Research Center, The Saudi Commission for Wildlife, Riyadh 11575

来源：

Comparative Clinical Pathology | 2012年 / 21卷 / 1期

关键词：

Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx); Coxiella burnetii; ELISA; Mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella); Sand gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa marica); Saudi Arabia;

D O I：

10.1007/s00580-010-1061-y

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摘要：

Serum samples from sand gazelles (n=227), mountain gazelles (n=232), and Arabian oryx (n=96) reared in captivity in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were tested for the presence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies using an indirect enzyme immunoassay. C. burnetii antibodies were present in 18.3%, 7.3%, and 46.9% of these animals, respectively. The difference in serological prevalence between the three species was statistically significant. Age- and sex-related differences in prevalence were also observed. This study is the first record of C. burnetii antibodies in Arabian gazelles. © 2010 Springer-Verlag London Limited.

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