Serosurvey for Cowdria ruminantium, Coxiella burnetii, and Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ostriches (Struthio camelus) from Zimbabwe.

Sera from 216 ostriches on nine farms around Zimbabwe were examined by indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) testing for the presence of antibodies reactive with Cowdria ruminantium, Coxiella burnetii, and Rickettsia africae, a spotted fever group rickettsia. Although no reactive antibodies could be detected to C. ruminantium or C.