Evaluation of the effectiveness of Q fever treatment with oxytetracycline

• Autorzy: Szymanska-Czerwinska M. , Niemczuk K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Q fever treatment with oxytetracycline based on the level of Coxiella burnetii antibodies in the sera of infected goats and cows, and excretion of Coxiella burnetii in milk. The study was performed in naturally infected goats and cattle. Forty-six goat sera and 35 cows' sera were investigated three times before, and twice after treatment with oxytetracycline. The percentage of seronegative goats after treatment (the third examination) was 86.96% while the percentage of seronegative cows after treatment was 52.77%. Moreover, the molecular studies (real-time PCR) of cheese from milk of these animals showed that the specific sequences of DNA for Coxiella burnetii were present despite treatment with oxytetracycline.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Puławy
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 56
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.513-517,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Szymanska-Czerwinska M.

• Laboratory of Serological Diagnosis, Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland

autor

Niemczuk K.

• Laboratory of Serological Diagnosis, Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland

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