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Table 4 Coxiella burnetii MLVA types observed in three animal and four environmental matrices obtained from 45 farm locations in the Netherlands

From: Molecular typing of Coxiella burnetii from animal and environmental matrices during Q fever epidemics in the Netherlands

Matrix type

 Sample type

 Origin

Sample size

MLVA genotypes

A

B

C

D

E

F

A + Ea

Animal

Vaginal swabs

Goats

63 (15)

46 (11)

6 (2)

2 (1)

9 (1)

   
  

Sheep

19 (6)

14 (5)

5 (1)

     
 

Placentas

Goats

2 (2)

2 (2)

      
  

Sheep

1

1

      
 

Spleens

Rats

11 (4)

6 (3)

   

5 (1)

  

Environment

Surface swabs

Goat farms

69 (17)

53 (13)

13 (3)

    

3 (1)

  

Sheep farms

9 (3)

4 (2)

    

5 (1)

 
 

Manure

Goat farms

1

1

      
 

Milk unit filters

Goat farms

13 (7)

11 (6)

     

2 (1)

 

Aerosols

Goat farms

2 (2)

2 (2)

      
  1. aboth genotype A and E present in sample.
  2. Samples were obtained from 34 dairy goat farms, 9 (non-dairy) sheep, one cattle farm, and one petting zoo. The number of farms on which the samples were collected is displayed between brackets.