Detection of Coxiella burnetii by PCR in bulk tank milk samples from dairy caprine herds in southeast of Iran

ObjectiveTo use PCR for the detection of Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) in bulk tank milk samples collected from dairy caprine herds in southeast Iran.MethodsIn the present study, 31 goat bulk milk from 31 dairy goat herds were tested for C. burnetii using trans-PCR assay. The animals which their milk samples collected for this study were clinically healthy.ResultsIn total, 5 of 31 (16.12%) goat milk samples were positive.ConclusionsThe results of this study indicate clinically healthy dairy goats are important sources of C. burnetii infection in this area.