Surveillance, prevention and control of Coxiella burnetii in cattle

With the aim to work out a program for surveillance, prevention and control of Coxiella burnetii in cattle, several questions were asked to the Scientific Committee. 
Cattle, like small ruminants, are considered to represent a reservoir for Coxiella burnetii. Aerogenic transmission of Coxiella burnetii strains between cattle and small ruminants, and vice versa, is considered to be possible. People can be infected by Coxiella burnetii strains from cattle. There is uncertainty about the type and virulence of circulating Coxiella burnetii strains in cattle in Belgium.