2024
Coxiella burnetii serostatus in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is associated with the presence of C. burnetii DNA in attached ticks in Laikipia County, Kenya
Rooney T, Fèvre E, Villinger J, Brenn‐White M, Cummings C, Chai D, Kamau J, Kiyong'a A, Getange D, Ochieng D, Kivali V, Zimmerman D, Rosenbaum M, Nutter F, Deem S. Coxiella burnetii serostatus in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is associated with the presence of C. burnetii DNA in attached ticks in Laikipia County, Kenya. Zoonoses And Public Health 2024, 71: 503-514. PMID: 38627945, DOI: 10.1111/zph.13127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPCR-positive ticksCoxiella-like endosymbiontsTick poolsPresence of C. burnetii DNADromedary camelsCamelus dromedariusPrevalence of C. burnetiiEpidemiology of Q feverZoonotic diseaseIncreased total solidsQ feverAntibody test kitBacterium Coxiella burnetiiLivestock speciesTotal solidsTicksC. burnetiiReproductive lossesSubclinical infectionCamelsCoxiella burnetiiAge classesLivestockPublic health importanceDromedarius
2019
A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels
Zhu S, Zimmerman D, Deem SL. A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels. EcoHealth 2019, 16: 356-377. PMID: 31140075, PMCID: PMC7087575, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01413-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZoonotic diseaseNon-domestic speciesDisease-causing agentsMajor zoonotic diseaseDromedary camelsRift Valley feverBeasts of burdenProduction animalsBiosecurity protocolsCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic feverZoonotic pathogensSpillover eventsCamel Camelus dromedariusYersinia pestisProlonged droughtArid areasArid regionsCamel herdsHuman demandsValley feverCamel populationsCamelus dromedariusProtein sourceEchinococcus granulosusCamels