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

Vet Rec. 1999 May 8;144(19):519-22. doi: 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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / isolation & purification*
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cattle Diseases / microbiology
  • Coxiella burnetii / immunology*
  • Coxiella burnetii / isolation & purification*
  • England / epidemiology
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / isolation & purification
  • Milk / microbiology*
  • Prevalence
  • Q Fever / epidemiology
  • Q Fever / veterinary*
  • Random Allocation
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Wales / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Immunoglobulin G