@article{PAR00010416,
  title = {{C}oxiella burnetii {DNA}, but not viable bacteria, in dairy products in {F}rance},
  author = {{E}ldin, {C}. and {A}ngelakis, {E}. and {R}envoise, {A}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ransmission by the oral route of {C}oxiella burnetii is controversial. {O}ur objective was to evaluate dairy products in the transmission of {Q} fever. {P}asteurized, unpasteurized, and thermized dairy products were tested for {C}. burnetii by using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction specific for {IS}1111 and {IS}30{A} spacers, culturing in human embryonic lung fibroblasts cells, and inoculation into {BALB}/c mice. {W}e tested 201 products and {C}. burnetii was identified in 64%. {C}ow milk origin products were more frequently positive than goat or ewe products ({P} = 0.006 and {P} = 0.0001, respectively), and industrial food was more frequently positive than artisanal food ({P} < 0.0001). {F}ood made from unpasteurized milk contained higher bacteria concentrations than food made from pasteurized milk ({P} = 0.02). {A}ll cultures were negative and mice did not show signs of illness. {F}arm animals are highly infected in {F}rance but consumption of cheese and yogurt does not seem to pose a public health risk for transmission of {Q} fever.},
  keywords = {{FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {88},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {765--769},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.12-0212},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00010416},
}