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There are very limited studies on the prevalence of\n C<\/jats:italic>\n .\n burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n infection in cases of animal abortion in Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of\n C<\/jats:italic>\n .\n burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n in ruminant abortion samples in Iran.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n Abortion samples from cattle, sheep and goats were collected from different parts of Iran and were tested using Real-time PCR targeting the IS1111 element of\n C<\/jats:italic>\n .\n burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n In this study, 36 samples (24.7%) of the 146 collected samples were positive for\n C<\/jats:italic>\n .\n burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n . The prevalence of\n C<\/jats:italic>\n .\n burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n was 21.3% (20 of 94 samples) in sheep samples. Also, 10 of 46 cattle samples (21.7%) were positive. All six goat abortion samples were positive for\n C<\/jats:italic>\n .\n burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n \n The findings of the study demonstrate that\n C<\/jats:italic>\n .\n burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n plays an important role in domestic ruminant abortions in Iran, suggesting that more attention should be paid to the role of\n C<\/jats:italic>\n .\n burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n in domestic animal abortions by veterinary organizations. 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