Serological prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in captive wild ruminants in Saudi Arabia |
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| Authors: | Mansour F. Hussein Ibrahim M. Al-Khalifa Riyadh S. Aljumaah Abdelrahman Gar Elnabi Osama B. Mohammed Sawsan A. Omer William V. Macasero |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Animal Production, College of Food Sciences and Agriculture, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia;(2) King Khalid Wildlife Research Center, The Saudi Commission for Wildlife, P.O. Box 61881, Riyadh, 11575, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | Serum samples from sand gazelles (n = 227), mountain gazelles (n = 232), and Arabian oryx (n = 96) reared in captivity in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were tested for the presence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies using an indirect enzyme immunoassay. C. burnetii antibodies were present in 18.3%, 7.3%, and 46.9% of these animals, respectively. The difference in serological prevalence between the three species was statistically significant. Age- and sex-related differences in prevalence were also observed. This study is the first record of C. burnetii antibodies in Arabian gazelles. |
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