caa a22 4500 445378247 CHVBK 20180317143009.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10393-011-0729-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10393-011-0729-3 Coxiella burnetii in Western Barred Bandicoots ( Perameles bougainville ) from Bernier and Dorre Islands in Western Australia [Elektronische Daten] [Mark Bennett, Lucy Woolford, Michael Banazis, Amanda O'Hara, Kristin Warren, Philip Nicholls, Colleen Sims, Stanley Fenwick] The aim of this work is to investigate the presence of Coxiella burnetii in Perameles bougainville and their ticks on two islands off Western Australia. Haemaphysalis humerosa, Haemaphysalis ratti, and Haemaphysalis lagostrophi were collected from P. bougainville on Bernier and Dorre Islands from 2005 to 2007; only Amblyomma limbatum was collected from humans over the same interval. One of 13 tick samples and 1 of 12 P. bougainville fecal samples were positive for C. burnetii DNA using quantitative polymerase chain reaction. DNA fragments had >99% similarity to published C. burnetii sequences. Three of 35 P. bougainville sera tested positive for anti-C. burnetii antibodies using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. C. burnetii was found in P. bougainville feces and a H. humerosa tick on Dorre Island and Bernier Island, respectively. This is the first reported use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for screening of P. bougainville sera. The risk of zoonotic Q fever infection for human visitors to these islands is considered relatively low, however, appropriate precautions should be taken when handling western barred bandicoots, their feces and their ticks on Bernier and Dorre Islands. International Association for Ecology and Health, 2011 Coxiella burnetii nationallicence Q fever nationallicence polymerase chain reaction nationallicence enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay nationallicence Haemaphysalis humerosa nationallicence Perameles bougainville nationallicence Bennett Mark School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut Woolford Lucy School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia aut Banazis Michael School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut O'Hara Amanda School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut Warren Kristin School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut Nicholls Philip School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut Sims Colleen Department of Environment and Conservation, 89 Knight Terrace, 6537, Denham, WA, Australia aut Fenwick Stanley School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut EcoHealth Springer-Verlag 8/4(2011-12-01), 519-524 1612-9202 8:4<519 2011 8 10393 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-011-0729-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-011-0729-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bennett Mark School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Woolford Lucy School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Banazis Michael School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- O'Hara Amanda School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Warren Kristin School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nicholls Philip School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sims Colleen Department of Environment and Conservation, 89 Knight Terrace, 6537, Denham, WA, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fenwick Stanley School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- EcoHealth Springer-Verlag 8/4(2011-12-01), 519-524 1612-9202 8:4<519 2011 8 10393 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer