Molecular Detection and Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Ticks from Namibia: A Regional and Genus-Specific Analysis
Pricilla Mbiri, Walter Muleya, Enos Moyo, Alaster Samkange, Ophelia Chuma Matomola, Vonai Charamba, Urban Ujava, Elfriede Esmerelda Hoebes, Frank Chitate, Foibe Waalukeni Tuyenikelao Neshindo, Joseph Kapapero, Christian Winter, Sabrina Weiss, Emmanuel Nepolo, Lillian Pazvakawambwa, Simbarashe Chitan · 2025
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Description
The bacterium behind Q fever circulates in Namibian livestock, but nobody had checked the ticks. Pricilla Mbiri and fifteen co-authors screened 502 ticks taken from cattle in two regions, one tropical and one arid, testing for Coxiella burnetii DNA with two gene targets.
Eight percent of the ticks carried the bacterium. Infection ran much higher in the wet Zambezi region, at 11.7 percent, than in the dry Khomas region, at 2.8 percent, and it varied by tick genus, highest in Amblyomma. The gene sequences matched known strains from around the world almost exactly, confirming the pathogen is established in Namibian ticks. The authors call for joined-up surveillance across human, animal, and environmental health to manage the risk.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Pricilla Mbiri, Walter Muleya, Enos Moyo, Alaster Samkange, Ophelia Chuma Matomola, Vonai Charamba, Urban Ujava, Elfriede Esmerelda Hoebes, Frank Chitate, Foibe Waalukeni Tuyenikelao Neshindo, Joseph Kapapero, Christian Winter, Sabrina Weiss, Emmanuel Nepolo, Lillian Pazvakawambwa, Simbarashe Chitan |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |