Shedding and genetic diversity of Coxiella burnetii in Polish dairy cattle.

Q fever is a worldwide zoonotic disease reported in humans and many animal species including cattle. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of Coxiella (C.) burnetii shedding in Polish dairy cattle herds and to identify the pathogen's genotypes and sequence types (STs) using mul...

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Main Authors: Monika Szymańska-Czerwińska, Agnieszka Jodełko, Kinga Zaręba-Marchewka, Krzysztof Niemczuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210244