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Macroecological analysis of Coxiella burnetii occurrence in livestock in the Republic of Korea

  • Oliwia Uche-Eze1
  • Kyoung-Seong Choi2
  • Seunghyeok Kang2
  • Jinho Park3
  • Sungwon Hong2
  1. 1Organisms and Environment, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, United Kingdom
  2. 2Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Republic of Korea
  3. 3Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54596, Republic of Korea
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Abstract

There is limited knowledge about the factors that affect the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in livestock. This study aims to explore the macroecological aspects of C. burnetii occurrence in different livestock species, across 15 different farms throughout the Republic of Korea, from October 2014 to June 2023. A total of 63 out of 540 collected blood samples were PCR positive for C. burnetii DNA. We used a binomial generalized linear mixed model to elucidate patterns of C. burnetii occurrence at the spatial and temporal scales. PCR positivity for C. burnetii was positively associated with PC5, an environmental principal component, which primarily represented the environmental variable “Proportion of forest area within a 50 m radius of farms”. The estimated variance between sampling years was smaller than the variance between the farm sites. This result may be useful in guiding livestock management strategies to reduce C. burnetii occurrence in livestock industry.

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@article{ucheeze2026macroecological,
  title = {{Macroecological analysis of Coxiella burnetii occurrence in livestock in the Republic of Korea}},
  author = {Oliwia Uche-Eze and Kyoung-Seong Choi and Seunghyeok Kang and Jinho Park and Sungwon Hong},
  journal = {One Health},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101601},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101601},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Macroecological analysis of Coxiella burnetii occurrence in livestock in the Republic of Korea
AU  - Oliwia Uche-Eze
AU  - Kyoung-Seong Choi
AU  - Seunghyeok Kang
AU  - Jinho Park
AU  - Sungwon Hong
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/01
JO  - One Health
DO  - 10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101601
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101601
AB  - There is limited knowledge about the factors that affect the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in livestock. This study aims to explore the macroecological aspects of C. burnetii occurrence in different livestock species, across 15 different farms throughout the Republic of Korea, from October 2014 to June 2023. A total of 63 out of 540 collected blood samples were PCR positive for C. burnetii DNA. We used a binomial generalized linear mixed model to elucidate patterns of C. burnetii occurrence at the spatial and temporal scales. PCR positivity for C. burnetii was positively associated with PC5, an environmental principal component, which primarily represented the environmental variable “Proportion of forest area within a 50 m radius of farms”. The estimated variance between sampling years was smaller than the variance between the farm sites. This result may be useful in guiding livestock management strategies to reduce C. burnetii occurrence in livestock industry.
SN  - 2352-7714
ER  -