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A cross-sectional study was conducted on 920 (591 female and 329 male) randomly selected camels (\n                    <jats:italic>Camelus dromedarius<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) of different age groups from 13 districts representative of the three different ecological zones in the Province Punjab, Pakistan to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of coxiellosis. The blood samples were collected and tested for anti-\n                    <jats:italic>C. burnetti<\/jats:italic>\n                    antibodies using indirect multispecies ELISA. Real-time PCR was used for the detection of\n                    <jats:italic>C. burnetii D<\/jats:italic>\n                    NA to determine the prevalence in heparinized blood pools. Out of 920 investigated camels, anti-C.\n                    <jats:italic>burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                    antibodies were detected in 288 samples (31.3%) (95% CI: 28.3\u201334.4%). The highest (78.6%) and lowest (1.8%) seroprevalence were detected in Rahimyar Khan (southern Punjab) and in Jhang (central Punjab), respectively. Potential risk factors associated with seropositivity of the Q fever in camels included desert area (42.5%; OR = 2.78, 95% CI 1.12\u20133.21) summer season (35.7%; OR = 2.3, 95% CI: 1.31\u20133.2), sex (female) (39.1; OR = 2.35, 95% CI: 1.34\u20132.98), tick infestation (51.3%;OR = 2.81, 95% CI: 1.34\u20133.02), age (&amp;gt;10 years; 46.4%; OR = 1.56, 95% CI: 0.33\u20132.05) and herd size (38.5%; OR = 1.21, 95% CI: 0.76\u20131.54).\n                    <jats:italic>Coxiella burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                    DNA was amplified in 12 (20%) and 1 (10%) of 60 ELISA-negative and 10 suspected camels, respectively. DNA could not be detected in ELISA positive blood pools. 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