Detection of Coxiella burnetii DNA in Inhalable Airborne Dust Samples from Goat Farms after Mandatory Culling

Authors :: Hogerwerf, L.
Borlée, F.
Still, K.
Heederik, D.
van Rotterdam, B.
de Bruin, A.
Nielen, M.
Wouters, I.M.
Risk Assessment of Toxic and Immunomodulatory Agents
Strategic Infection Biology
Dep Gezondheidszorg Landbouwhuisdieren
Dep IRAS
Dep Natuurkunde
Risk Assessment of Toxic and Immunomodulatory Agents
Strategic Infection Biology
Dep Gezondheidszorg Landbouwhuisdieren
Dep IRAS
Dep Natuurkunde
Source :: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78(15), 5410. American Society for Microbiology
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: American Society for Microbiology, 2012.
Abstract: Coxiella burnetii is thought to infect humans primarily via airborne transmission. However, air measurements of C. burnetii are sparse. We detected C. burnetii DNA in inhalable and PM10 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic size of 10 μm or less) dust samples collected at three affected goat farms, demonstrating that low levels of C. burnetii DNA are present in inhalable size fractions.

Language :: English
ISSN :: 00992240
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78(15), 5410. American Society for Microbiology
Accession number :: edsair.doi.dedup.....54dedab611656d72d70595cc9f198f22

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