Jafari Nozad, Amirmasood

Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

[ 1 ] - Identification of Fauna of Hard Ticks Collected from Livestock and Molecular Investigation of Coxiella burnetii as Potential Vectors of Q-Fever in South-Khorsan

Background and purpose: Coxiella burnetii infection (causative agent of Q fever) is a public health problem and a zoonotic disease with a global prevalence. The importance of zoonotic diseases and their impact on the health of people in a community is undeniable. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in hard ticks isolated from livestock in different parts...