Korean J Parasitol.  2019 Feb;57(1):69-73. 10.3347/kjp.2019.57.1.69.

Molecular Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Cattle on Ulleung Island, Korea: A Population-based Study with Four Years of Follow Up

Affiliations
  • 1Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.
  • 2College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea. dmkwak@knu.ac.kr
  • 3Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea.

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.

Keyword

Coxiella burnetii; cattle; phylogeny; population-based study; 16S rRNA; Ulleung

MeSH Terms

Animals
Base Sequence
Cattle*
Coxiella burnetii*
Coxiella*
Databases, Nucleic Acid
Follow-Up Studies*
Genes, rRNA
Korea*
Livestock
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
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