El-Mahallawy Heba S, Kelly Patrick, Zhang Jilei, Yang Yi, Zhang Hui, Wei Lanjing, Mao Yongjiang, Yang Zhangping, Zhang Zhenwen, Fan Weixing, Wang Chengming
Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Wenhui Road 12, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, 225009.
Department of Animal Hygiene, Zoonoses and Animal Behavior and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.
Trop Anim Health Prod. 2016 Feb;48(2):423-6. doi: 10.1007/s11250-015-0968-3. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
Coxiella burnetii is the agent of Q fever, a zoonosis which occurs worldwide. As there is little reliable data on the organism in China, we investigated C. burnetii infections in dairy cattle herds around the country. Opportunistic whole blood samples were collected from 1140 dairy cattle in 19 herds, and antibodies to phase I and II C. burnetii antigens were detected using commercial ELISA kits. Seropositive cattle (381/1140, 33 %) were detected in 13 of the 15 surveyed provinces and in 16 of the 19 herds (84 %) studied. Our data indicates C. burnetii is widespread in China and that animal and human health workers should be aware of the possibility of Q fever infection in their patients.
伯氏考克斯体是Q热的病原体，Q热是一种在全球范围内发生的人畜共患病。由于中国关于该病原体的可靠数据较少，我们调查了全国各地奶牛群中的伯氏考克斯体感染情况。从19个牛群的1140头奶牛中采集了机会性全血样本，并使用商业ELISA试剂盒检测了针对I相和II相伯氏考克斯体抗原的抗体。在15个被调查省份中的13个以及19个研究牛群中的16个（84%）检测到血清阳性牛（381/1140，33%）。我们的数据表明伯氏考克斯体在中国广泛存在，动物和人类卫生工作者应意识到其患者感染Q热的可能性。
