Molecular Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Cattle on Ulleung Island, Korea: A Population-based Study with Four Years of Follow Up
- Author:
Min Goo SEO
1
;
Oh Deog KWON
;
Dongmi KWAK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords: Coxiella burnetii; cattle; phylogeny; population-based study; 16S rRNA; Ulleung
- MeSH: Animals; Base Sequence; Cattle; Coxiella burnetii; Coxiella; Databases, Nucleic Acid; Follow-Up Studies; Genes, rRNA; Korea; Livestock; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prevalence
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2019;57(1):69-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: In a population-based study with 4 years of follow up, we evaluated the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in cattle on Ulleung Island, Korea. In this study, the rates of C. burnetii infection in cattle on Ulleung Island were determined by PCR and were found to be 0.3–1.0% in the period 2011–2014. All 17 C. burnetii partial 16S rRNA gene sequences from PCR-positive cattle were identical and 2 geographic representatives were included in our analysis. The nucleotide sequences of the 2 samples showed high (98.4–100%) identity with C. burnetii sequences obtained from the GenBank. In this long-term tracking study, the number of cattle positive for C. burnetii on Ulleung Island was low. To prevent the transmission of C. burnetii on Ulleung Island, control strategy should include biosecurity improvement in surveillance, livestock management, administering suitable tests before purchasing animals to detect C. burnetii shedders, and restricting movements between herds.
