High prevalence of infection in humans and livestock in Assiut, Egypt: A serological and molecular survey.

Background And Aim: Q fever is considered a neglected zoonotic disease and is caused by . Very little information is available on infections in cattle, sheep, and goat populations in Egypt. The aim of this study was to identify the seroprevalence of in humans and livestock and to test for the presence of DNA in sera from seropositive animals and humans.