Ruppanner R, Riemann H P, Farver T B, West G, Behymer D E, Wijayasinghe C
Am J Vet Res. 1978 May;39(5):867-70.
The prevalence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii and Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agents of Q fever and toxoplasmosis, was examined in goats to determine the extent of the potential of goats to tansfer these infections to persons. Of 1,054 goats from 234 premises in California, 248 goats (24%) were seropositive for C burnetii and 246 (23%) were seropositive for T gondii. Of 29 dairy goats tested, 2 (7%) were found to be shedding the Q fever rickettsia in their milk; T gondii was not detected. Factors of sex, age, location, and herd size are discussed.
对山羊进行了检测，以确定其感染伯氏考克斯体和刚地弓形虫（分别为Q热和弓形虫病的病原体）抗体的流行情况，从而确定山羊将这些感染传播给人的潜在可能性。在加利福尼亚州234个养殖场的1054只山羊中，248只（24%）伯氏考克斯体血清呈阳性，246只（23%）刚地弓形虫血清呈阳性。在检测的29只奶山羊中，有2只（7%）被发现其乳汁中排出Q热立克次体；未检测到刚地弓形虫。文中讨论了性别、年龄、地点和畜群规模等因素。
