Evidence for sporadic Coxiella burnetii excretion in sheep milk, central Portugal

• Author(s): Pires, Humberto ; Silva, S. Santos ; Cruz, A. ; Cardoso, Luís ; Lopes, A.P. ; Pereira, M.A. ; Nóbrega, C. ; Mega, A.C. ; Santos, C. ; Cruz, R. ; Esteves, F. ; Vala, H. ; Matos, Ana ; Barradas, P.F. ; Coelho, A.C. ; Mesquita, J.R.
• Date: 2024
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10081
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
• Subject(s): Bulk milk; Coxiella burnetii; One Health; Portugal; Sheep
• Document Type: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Description

Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, is a globally distributed zoonosis, with cattle, sheep, and goats considered the main reservoirs of the disease (Agger et al,., 2013; Bento et al., 2023). Human transmission primarily occurs through inhaling infections aerosols from milk, faeces, urina, and birth products from infected ruminants. This study used a 2-year longitudinal approach to investigate C. burnetii excretion in bulk tank milk samp+les from sheep in central Portugal.