Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii seropositivity and shedding in farm, pet and feral cats and associated risk factors in farm cats in Quebec, Canada

Cyr, Jean-Roch; Turcotte, Marie-Ève; Desrosiers, Annie; Bélanger, D.; Harel, J; Tremblay, Donald; Leboeuf, A.; A. Gagnon, Carl; C. Côté, J.; Arsenault, Julie

doi:10.1017/s0950268821000364

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Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii seropositivity and shedding in farm, pet and feral cats and associated risk factors in farm cats in Quebec, Canada

Published in Epidemiology and Infection • Jan 1, 2021

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Jean-Roch Cyr

Marie-Ève Turcotte

Annie Desrosiers

Abstract

Cats represent a potential source of Coxiella burnetii, the aetiological agent of Q fever in humans. The prevalence and risk factors of C. burnetii infection in farm, pet and feral cats were studied in Quebec, Canada, using a cross-sectional study. Serum samples were tested using a specific enzyme-l...

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CATS

Coxiella burnetii

Q fever

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