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Potential outbreaks of these diseases, in light of the high dependency of nomadic pastoralists on their livestock, poses a risk to both human and animal health in addition to risking the pastoralists livelihoods. Our study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and associated risk factors for Q fever and Rift Valley fever in pastoral communities in the Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methodology\/Principal findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This cross-sectional study screened pastoralists (n = 323) and their livestock (n = 1377) for IgG antibodies to <jats:italic>Coxiella burnetii<\/jats:italic> and Rift Valley fever virus. A seroprevalence for Q fever of 25.0% (95%CI 18.6\u201332.6) was found in pastoralists and 34.3% (95%CI 27.9\u201341.3) in livestock overall; with 51.9% in goats (95%CI 44.9\u201358.8), 39.9% in sheep (95%CI 24.6\u201351.2), 16.3% in camels (95%CI 10.4\u201324.6) and 8.8% in cattle (95%CI 5.0\u201315.0). For Rift Valley fever the seroprevalence in pastoralists was 6.1% (95%CI 3.3\u201311.0) and 3.9% (95%CI 2.6\u20135.7) in livestock overall; cattle had the highest seroprevalence (8.3%, 95%CI 3.3\u201319.2), followed by goats (2.7%; 95%CI 1.4\u20135.1), sheep (2.5%; 95%CI 1.0\u20135.9) and camels (1.8%; 95%CI 0.4\u20136.9). Human Q fever seropositivity was found to be associated with goat abortions (OR = 2.11, 95%CI 1.18\u20133.78, p = 0.011), while Rift Valley fever seropositivity in livestock was found to be associated with cattle abortions (OR = 2.52, 95%CI 1.05\u20136.08, p = 0.039).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions\/Significance<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study provides evidence for a notable exposure to both Q fever and Rift Valley fever in pastoralists and livestock in Afar. 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