Prevalence of antibodies to Coxiella burneti (Q fever) in bulk tank milk in England and Wales

8 May 1999

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Veterinary Record

Vol. 144 (19) , 519-522
https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.144.19.519

Abstract

In the United Kingdom, the infection of people with Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, is of significant public health importance and is associated with contact with dairy cattle. An ELISA was developed for the detection of IgG antibodies against C burnetii in bulk tank milk, and in a survey of randomly selected samples from dairy herds in England and Wales, 21 per cent showed serological evidence of C burnetii infection.

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University of Bristol Leonard Kalis Bequest

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