SEROPREVALENCE OF Q FEVER AMONG SHEEP IN MOSUL CITY, IRAQ

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v26i3.80227

Keywords:

ELISA, Coxiella burnetii, prevalence.

Abstract

The current study aimed to determine the Q fever seroprevalence rate of local sheep in Mosul City in northern Iraq between October 2019 and January 2020. Three hundred and thirty sera were collected and analyzed by a commercial indirect enzyme-linked immune sorbent assays (ELISA) to detect Coxiella burnetii antibodies. A total of 68 animals (seroprevalence: 20.6%) gave positive results. The results showed that the eastern part of Mosul city's prevalence rate was higher than in other areas (28.2%). According to age and sex, the prevalence of adult sheep (21.8%) is higher in females (21.3%) than young sheep (19.4%) and males (19%). Also, we noticed that the infection rate of aborted ewes (26.4%) is higher than that of non-aborted ewes.

Author Biographies

Maab Ibrahim Al-Farwachi, College of veterinary medicine, University of Mosul

College of veterinary medicine, University of Mosul

Israa Abdulghani Al-Robaiee, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Mosul , Mosul ,Iraq

College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Mosul , Mosul ,Iraq

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Published

2021-09-29

How to Cite

Al-Farwachi, M. I., & Al-Robaiee, I. A. (2021). SEROPREVALENCE OF Q FEVER AMONG SHEEP IN MOSUL CITY, IRAQ. Archives of Veterinary Science, 26(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v26i3.80227

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases

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