Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) is an intracellular bacterium and the cause of query fever (Q fever), which is a serious zoonotic disease that influences numerous animal species globally. Thus, the current investigation's aims were to ascertain the molecular diagnosis of C. burnetii and the epidemiological findings' correlation with C. burnetii infection. The present investigation was carried out on 100 dairy cows from the Faculty of Agriculture farm, individual farmer houses from El-Fateh and Abnoub cities, and individual cases investigated in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Assiut Governorate, Egypt. Milk samples were collected and examined by California Mastitis Test (CMT), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to diagnose C. burnetii. Results showed that 5%, 9%, 11%, and 75% of 100 milk samples were CMT (++), CMT (+), suspicious, and negative, respectively. C. burnetii DNA was reported in the milk of six dairy cows. The percentages of C. burnetii infection had no discernible differences (P<0.05) with locality, age, breed (native and mixed breed), tick infestation, housing system, and health status of molecularly tested dairy cows. Therefore, the frequency of C. burnetii infection in dairy herds emphasizes the critical need for surveillance and adequate biosecurity measures in place to prevent and restrict the spread of Q fever in the Assiut Governorate.
Research Abstract	
              Research Date	
              Research Department	
              
          Research File	
          
      Research Journal	
              Assiut Veterinary Medicine Journal 
          Research Member	
          
      Research Publisher	
              Zeinab Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed (3199)
          Research Vol	
              70
          Research Website	
              https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_384543.html
          Research Year	
              2024
          Research Pages	
              465 -455
           
          