Coxiella burnetii in bulk tank milk samples, United States.
Dairy cattle are a primary reservoir of Coxiella burnetii, which causes Q fever. However, no recent nationwide studies have assessed the prevalence and risks of Q fever in dairy cattle. We report >or=94% prevalence in samples of bulk tank milk from U.S. dairy herds tested during the past 3 years.
Kim
Sung Guk
SG
Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, AHDL, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. sgk1@cornell.edu
Kim
Eun Hee
EH
Lafferty
Caroline J
CJ
Dubovi
Edward
E
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology