Tag: Rodents

Rodents/Shrews and their Ectoparasites are not Associated with the Enzootic Maintenance and Transmission of Coxiella burnetii to Livestock and Humans in Puducherry, India

Rodents/Shrews and their Ectoparasites are not Associated with the Enzootic Maintenance and Transmission of Coxiella burnetii to Livestock and Humans in Puducherry, India

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal.  “Q fever,” which is caused by Coxiella burnetii, is endemic in India. In addition to livestock, rodents have also been reported to be associated with enzootic maintenance, favoring pathogen transmission. Currently, however, no data are available on the role of rodents in “Q fever” transmission in India. A […]