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Table 2 Overview of the experimental set up and results of theCoxiella burnetiiinfection in goats during pregnancy

From: Experimental Coxiella burnetii infection in non-pregnant goats and the effect of breeding

StatusInoculated animalsNegative controls/sentinel
Goat ID:7917791979207922792379247925792679287929793179328321832283238324
Day in studyWeek in study 
16824Pregnancy check by echoscopy, move to aBSL3, 2 rooms with both inoculated and negative control goats (sentinel animals)
19628Sentinel animals: no seroconversion
23133Sentinel animals: no seroconversion
25937Sentinel animals: no seroconversion
26638Air sample per room: C. burnetii DNA neg, vaginal swab and feces sample: C. burnetii DNA neg; sentinel animals: no seroconversion
27339Air sample per room: C. burnetii DNA neg, vaginal swab and feces sample: C. burnetii DNA neg; sentinel animals: no seroconversion
28040Air sample per room: C. burnetii DNA neg, vaginal swab and feces sample: C. burnetii DNA neg; sentinel animals: no seroconversion
  1. ID: identification, aBSL: animal biosafety level, neg: negative.
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Veterinary Research

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