Anaxomics (Spain)

Longitudinal comparison of animal and environmental microbiota, Coxiella burnetii detection frequency, and seroconversion in two goat herds following a Q fever outbreak and whole-herd vaccination

Two goat herds were longitudinally monitored following the implementation of a whole-herd vaccination protocol after a Q fever outbreak. Faecal, milk, vaginal, preputial, nasopharyngeal, environmental (qPCR and 16 S rRNA ), and blood samples (serology) were analysed. Before vacci...