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The sera were tested for antibodies against the <jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic> spp. using commercial ELISA kits. Some sera were also tested at 1\/80 for antibodies to <jats:italic>C.\u00a0burnetii<\/jats:italic> using an indirect fluorescent antibody test. Positive sera were also tested at 1\/640. None of 599 cattle, 462 sheep or 434 goats were positive in the <jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic> ELISAs. None of 230 cattle had antibodies against <jats:italic>C.<\/jats:italic>\u00a0<jats:italic>burnetii<\/jats:italic>, but one of 299 sheep was positive at 1\/80 (Dominica \u2013 1\/54, 2%, 95% CI (0%\u20135.6%)), as were two of 314 goats, at 1\/80 (Grenada \u2013 1\/53, 2%, 95% CI (0%\u20137.5%)) and 1\/640 (St Kitts \u2212 1\/18, 5.6%, 95% CI (0%\u201316.7%)), and one of 34 cats, at 1\/80 (St Kitts \u2212 1\/34; 3%, 95% CI (0%\u20138.8%)). Our data suggests that there is a very low prevalence or absence of <jats:italic>B.\u00a0melitensis<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>B.\u00a0abortus<\/jats:italic> on Caribbean islands. <jats:italic>Coxiella burnetii<\/jats:italic>, however, is present but it appears to be present on only some islands and then only at low levels. Overall, there appears to be a low threat to human and animal health from these organisms in the Caribbean.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/vms3.214","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,15]],"date-time":"2019-11-15T04:38:02Z","timestamp":1573792682000},"page":"39-43","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Serosurvey for <i>Brucella<\/i> spp. and <i>Coxiella burnetii<\/i> in animals on Caribbean islands"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Jason W.","family":"Johnson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Veterinary Medicine Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate TN USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Helene","family":"Lucas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Studies Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine St Kitts West Indies"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sharon","family":"King","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Studies Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine St Kitts West Indies"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tyler","family":"Caron","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Studies Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine St Kitts West Indies"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7874-8340","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chengming","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine Auburn University Auburn AL USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0866-2717","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patrick J.","family":"Kelly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Studies Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine St Kitts West Indies"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_8_2_1","first-page":"28","article-title":"Seroprevalences of brucellosis, Q\u2010fever and toxoplasmosis in slaughter livestock in Trinidad","volume":"49","author":"Adesiyun A. 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