%0 Journal Article
%T Cross-sectional study of brucellosis and Q fever in Thailand among livestock in two districts at the Thai-Cambodian border, Sa Kaeo province
%A Albert I. Ko
%A Ekkarin Watanapalachaigool
%A Monaya Ekgatat
%A Soawapak Hinjoy
%A Soledad Colombe
%J Archive of "One Health".
%D 2018
%R 10.1016/j.onehlt.2018.10.001
%X Brucellosis and Q fever impart high morbidity in humans and economic losses among livestock worldwide. However their prevalence is still not fully known in Thailand. We conducted a sero-survey of brucellosis and Q fever in beef, dairy cattle, goat, and sheep herds from Thai communities at the border with Cambodia, a cross-border trading center. Serum samples were tested for brucellosis and Q fever by antibody-based tests at the National Institute of Animal Health, Thailand. We surveyed a total of 520 individuals from 143 herds. Brucellosis herd-level seroprevalence for beef cattle and small ruminants (goats and sheep) was 2.6% (3/117) and 13.3% (2/15) respectively. Q fever herd-level seroprevalence for beef cattle, dairy cattle, and small ruminants was 4.3% (5/117), 27.3% (3/11) and 33.3% (5/15) respectively. This study identified a significant burden of brucellosis and Q fever among small ruminants and dairy cattle at the Thai-Cambodian border
%K Brucellosis
%K Q fever
%K Public health
%K Thailand
%K Zoonotic diseases
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6205351/