Coxiella burnetii serostatus in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is associated with the presence of C. burnetii DNA in attached ticks in Laikipia County, Kenya.
Tess RooneyEric M FèvreJandouwe VillingerMaris Brenn-WhiteCharles O CummingsDaniel ChaiJoseph KamauAlice Kiyong'aDennis GetangeDickens O OchiengVelma KivaliDawn M ZimmermanMarieke H RosenbaumFelicia B NutterSharon L DeemPublished in: Zoonoses and public health (2024)
The role of ticks and camels in the epidemiology of Q fever warrants further research to better understand this zoonotic disease that has potential to cause illness and reproductive losses in humans, livestock, and wildlife.