Seasonal Variations in the Presence of Antibodies against <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> in Dairy Cattle in Hokkaido, Japan

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  • Yanase Tsuyoshi
    Department of Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University
  • Muramatsu Yasukazu
    Department of Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University
  • Ueno Hiroshi
    Department of Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University
  • Morita Chiharu
    Department of Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University

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  • Seasonal Variations in the Presence of Antibodies against Coxiella burnetii in Dairy Cattle in Hokkaido,Japan
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Abstract

The prevalence and seasonal variations of infection by Coxiella burnetii in cattle were investigated seroepidemiologically on a farm in Hokkaido, Japan, by an immunofluorescent antibody test. A total of 364 serum samples from 28 cows were collected from August 1993 to October 1995 in two barns on the farm. It was found that the number of antibody-positive cows and their antibody titers were significantly elevated in winter and decreased in summer. In addition, antibodies were detectable in seroconverted cows for about five months.

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