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Prevalence And Risk Analysis Of Coxiella Burnetii In Soil Of Sheikhupura And Attock Districts Of Punjab

By: Sidra Akram (2009-VA-246) | Dr. Muhammad Zubair Shabbir.
Contributor(s): Prof. Dr. Masood Rabbani | Dr. Waseem Shahzad.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: 2015Description: 58p.Subject(s): Department of MicrobiologyDDC classification: 2314-T Dissertation note: Background: Besides nutrients and minerals, soil is aggregate of number of pathogens. Many of them are of zoonotic importance and have significant threat to public health. Of these is Coxiella burnetii that has been reported from other countries including the neighboring to Pakistan. Its occurrence in soil, clinical significance and importance to human and animal health has been reported; nevertheless nothing is known of C. burnetii in Pakistan particularly in rural setup where human and animals are in close proximity to each other as well as the fact that how different risk factors can be implicated in its spread and survival in the soil. PCR helps to identify the organism on the basis of its genome and it is highly preferable over other conventional detection assays. Methodology: PCR technique was used to identify C. burnetii in the soils of Sheikhupura and Attock districts.Soil samples were collected from each village of the both districts and processed for genome extraction using commercial soil DNA extraction kit. Following genome extraction, the samples were run further for PCR analysis followed by standard gel electrophoresis technique. Later the pathogens prevalence has mapped in relation to roads, canals, rivers and drains for both districts. Summary 47 Outcome: Contribute to the understanding about previously unrevealed prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in soil of district Sheikhupura and Attock together with risk factor analysis implicating possible health significance as well as survival in the soil. The distribution among two districts showed a close association of gene IS1111 positivity and the land use. Positive samples were mostly found along the roads and water bodies (canals, drains, river etc.).
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Background:
Besides nutrients and minerals, soil is aggregate of number of pathogens. Many of them are of
zoonotic importance and have significant threat to public health. Of these is Coxiella burnetii
that has been reported from other countries including the neighboring to Pakistan. Its occurrence
in soil, clinical significance and importance to human and animal health has been reported;
nevertheless nothing is known of C. burnetii in Pakistan particularly in rural setup where human
and animals are in close proximity to each other as well as the fact that how different risk factors
can be implicated in its spread and survival in the soil. PCR helps to identify the organism on the
basis of its genome and it is highly preferable over other conventional detection assays.
Methodology:
PCR technique was used to identify C. burnetii in the soils of Sheikhupura and Attock
districts.Soil samples were collected from each village of the both districts and processed for
genome extraction using commercial soil DNA extraction kit. Following genome extraction, the
samples were run further for PCR analysis followed by standard gel electrophoresis technique.
Later the pathogens prevalence has mapped in relation to roads, canals, rivers and drains for both
districts.
Summary
47
Outcome:
Contribute to the understanding about previously unrevealed prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in
soil of district Sheikhupura and Attock together with risk factor analysis implicating possible
health significance as well as survival in the soil. The distribution among two districts showed a
close association of gene IS1111 positivity and the land use. Positive samples were mostly found
along the roads and water bodies (canals, drains, river etc.).

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