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KMID : 1023520160390020125
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2016 Volume.39 No. 2 p.125 ~ p.129
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Prevalence of antibody titers for Coxiella burnetii in cattle in Gwangju area, Korea
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Na Ho-Myoung
Bae Seong-Yeol
Koh Ba-Ra-Da
Park Jae-Sung
Seo Yun-Jeong
Jeong Ha-Jin
Park Ja-Yoon
Park Seong-Do
Kim Eun-Sun
Kim Yong-Hwan
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Abstract
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The antibody titers against Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) among cattle raised in Gwangju area were analyzed from February to October in 2015. The prevalence of antibodies in collected bulk-tank milk from 7 dairy cattle farms was 57.1% and the seroprevalence of 210 dairy cows randomly selected from those farms was 7.1%. By age, the seroprevalence was 3.3% in less than 4 years of age, 9.0% between 4 and 7 years of age, and 28.6% in more than 8 years of age. On the other hand, the seroprevalence of the Hanwoo cattle was 0.4%. The result suggested that the antibodies against Coxiella burnetii increase as the age of the dairy cows increases and therefore, it is necessary to keep monitoring the prevalence of Q fever in Gwangju area.
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KEYWORD
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Bulk milk, Coxiella burnetii, Seroprevalence, Q fever
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