Coxiella burnetii: A Brief Summary of the Last Five Years of Its Presence in the Abruzzo and Molise Regions in Italy
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Samples
2.2. DNA Extraction and Real-Time PCR
2.3. Molecular Characterization
3. Results
3.1. Samples and Real-Time PCR
3.2. Molecular Characterization
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Farm | Period | Animal in Farm | Positive Animals for Time 0/Tested Animals | Positive Animals for Time 1/Tested Animals | Positive Animals for Time 2/Tested Animals | Vaccination |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | FEB 2023/MAY 2023 | 71 GOATS | 1/1 | 53/53 | 15/44 | YES |
B | SEPT 2023 | 43 SHEEP | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | NO |
C | FEB 2022/JUN 2022 | 23 SHEEP | 1/1 | 4/4 | N.C. | NO |
D | SEPT 2023/DEC 2023 | 128 SHEEP | 1/2 | 1/1 | 9/32 | NO |
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Alessiani, A.; Di Domenico, M.; Averaimo, D.; Pompilii, C.; Rulli, M.; Cocco, A.; Lomellini, L.; Coccaro, A.; Cantelmi, M.C.; Merola, C.; et al. Coxiella burnetii: A Brief Summary of the Last Five Years of Its Presence in the Abruzzo and Molise Regions in Italy. Animals 2024, 14, 2248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14152248
Alessiani A, Di Domenico M, Averaimo D, Pompilii C, Rulli M, Cocco A, Lomellini L, Coccaro A, Cantelmi MC, Merola C, et al. Coxiella burnetii: A Brief Summary of the Last Five Years of Its Presence in the Abruzzo and Molise Regions in Italy. Animals. 2024; 14(15):2248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14152248
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessiani, Alessandra, Marco Di Domenico, Daniela Averaimo, Cinzia Pompilii, Marco Rulli, Antonio Cocco, Laura Lomellini, Antonio Coccaro, Maria Chiara Cantelmi, Carmine Merola, and et al. 2024. "Coxiella burnetii: A Brief Summary of the Last Five Years of Its Presence in the Abruzzo and Molise Regions in Italy" Animals 14, no. 15: 2248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14152248