Q fever is a zoonotic bacterial disease resulting from infection by Coxiella burnetii. Domestic ruminants (cattle, sheep, and goats) are considered the main reservoir for the pathogen, which can also infect humans. Q fever is poorly understood in Georgia and its prevalence is largely underestimated in both humans and animals. In Georgia Q fever laboratory diagnostic was started and implemented at the Laboratory of the Ministry of Georgia (LMA) within GG20 "Prevalence, Epidemiological Surveillance, and Laboratory Analysis of Coxiella burnetii in Georgia.
Objective: Q fever is poorly understood in Georgia and its prevalence is largely underestimated in both humans and animals. One of the main goal of the project was shedding study in domestic animals isolation of C. burnetii from suspected seropositive animal blood, milk samples.