Seroepidemiology of Q fever among domestic animals in Nova Scotia

T.J. Marrie, J. van Buren, J. Fraser, E.V. Haldane, R.S. Faulkner, J.C. Williams and C. Kwan

American Journal of Public Health, 1985, vol. 75, issue 7, 763-766

Abstract: We used the indirect microimmunofluorescence test to determine the presence of antibodies in sheep, cattle, goat, cat, and dog sera to phase I and II Coxiella burnetii antigens in Nova Scotia. Only 6.7% of the 329 sheep tested had antibodies to phase II antigen and none had antibodies to phase I. Of 29 goats tested, 7% and 3.5% had antibodies to phase II and phase I antigens, respectively. In contrast, 23.8% of the 214 cattle tested had antibodies to phase II antigen, and 24.2% had antibodies to phase I antigen; 24.1% of 216 cats tested had antibodies to phase II antigen and 6% had antibodies to phase I antigen. None of the 447 dogs tested had antibodies detected. We conclude that cattle and cats may be reservoirs for human Q fever in Nova Scotia.

Date: 1985
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