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This study determined the prevalence of these agents in ovine and caprine foetuses in T\u00fcrkiye. A total of 1\u00a0226 foetuses were collected from the sheep (n\u00a0=\u00a01\u00a0144) and goats (n\u00a0=\u00a082) from different flocks between 2012 and 2017. Molecular detection methods were used to detect\n                    <jats:italic>C. abortus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                    DNA and CVV RNA in aborted foetuses. In this study,\n                    <jats:italic>C. abortus<\/jats:italic>\n                    was the most prevalent abortifacient agent among the investigated ovine (264\/1144) and caprine (12\/82) foetuses, followed by\n                    <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                    with a frequency of 2.8% (32\/1144) and 8.5% (7\/82) in ovine and caprine foetuses, respectively.\n                    <jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                    DNA was detected in 28 (2.4%) and 2 (2.4%) of the ovine and caprine foetuses, respectively. However, CVV RNA was not detected. Although the predominant mixed infection was\n                    <jats:italic>C. abortus<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                    , mixed infection of\n                    <jats:italic>C. abortus<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                    were also found. The information presented in this study contributes to the understanding of the roles of\n                    <jats:italic>C. abortus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>C. burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>L. monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and CVV in abortions in small ruminants, and could be beneficial for developing more effective control strategies.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0950268824001699","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,19]],"date-time":"2024-12-19T02:41:12Z","timestamp":1734576072000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["A six-year epidemiological study of selected zoonotic abortifacient agents in ovine and caprine foetuses in 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