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Because BLV may alter immune function, we hypothesize that infection with the virus could increase cattle susceptibility to\n                      <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This cross\u2010sectional study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of BLV and\n                      <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                      in dairy cattle herds in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (EAD) and to assess any association between the positive serostatus of the two pathogens.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sera from 492 adult Holstein\u2010Friesian cattle were screened by ELISA for antibodies to both pathogens, and associations were evaluated using logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The overall seroprevalences of BLV and\n                      <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                      were 47.0% and 49.4%, respectively, with 24.2% of cattle being dually seropositive. BLV seroprevalences across farms were 27.6%, 56.3% and 50.9%, while\n                      <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                      seroprevalences were 42.9%, 29.2% and 53.8% for Farms 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Logistic regression showed that BLV\u2010positive cattle had higher odds of\n                      <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                      seropositivity (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.25, 95% CI [0.88\u20131.79]), even though the association was not statistically significant (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.2258).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The relatively high seroprevalences compared with previous reports suggest ongoing intra\u2010herd transmission of both pathogens, likely exacerbated by the absence of targeted control strategies. Although no causal relationship was established, the observed trend may reflect BLV\u2010associated immunosuppression that could enhance susceptibility to\n                      <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Further large\u2010scale studies are warranted, and livestock health authorities in the UAE are encouraged to implement targeted surveillance and biosecurity measures.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/vms3.71111","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,29]],"date-time":"2026-07-29T16:02:52Z","timestamp":1785340972000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Seroprevalence and Presumed Bovine Leukaemia Virus and\n                    <i>Coxiella burnetii<\/i>\n                    Coinfections in Three Dairy Cattle Herds From the Al Ain Region, United Arab Emirates"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8420-075X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert","family":"Barigye","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine United Arab Emirates University  Al Ain UAE"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nabeeha A.","family":"Hassan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine United Arab Emirates University  Al Ain UAE"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8664-6552","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Asha","family":"Antony","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine United Arab Emirates University  Al Ain UAE"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6087-0129","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aboma","family":"Zewude","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine United Arab Emirates University  Al Ain UAE"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1639-9656","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ibrahim M.","family":"Abdalla\u2010Alfaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Statistics and Business Analytics College of Business and Economics  Al Ain UAE"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Omar A. 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