Yanjin Li

Ms. Yanjin Li

Master Student at the University of Queensland
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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 May 2021 in Pathogens
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TPTatiana Proboste
Tatiana Proboste
FDFeyissa Begna Deressa
Feyissa Begna Deressa
Yanjin LiYanjin Li
Yanjin Li
DKDavid Onafruo Kal
David Onafruo Kal
BGBenti Deresa Gelalcha
Benti Deresa Gelalcha
Ricardo Jorge Soares MagalhaesRicardo Jorge Soares Magalhaes
Ricardo Jorge Soares Magalhaes
Q fever is a zoonotic disease that is caused by Coxiella burnetii and leads to abortion and infertility in ruminants and debilitating disease in humans. Jimma zone, including Jimma town, located in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, was affected by an outbreak of abortions in ruminants related to Q fever infection between 2013 and 2015. This study aimed to investigate the geo-clustering of C. burnetii seroprevalence in dairy farms of Jimma town and identify the environmental risk factors associated with seroprevalence distribution. A total of 227 cattle were tested for antibodies against C. burnetii in 25 farms. We explored the clustering of C. burnetii seroprevalence using semivariograms. A geostatistical regression-based model was implemented to quantify the risk factors and to predict the geographical variation in C. burnetii seroprevalence at unsampled locations in Jimma town using OpenBugs. Our results demonstrated that the risk of exposure in dairy cattle varied across the landscape of Jimma town and was associated with environmental risk factors. The predictive map of C. burnetii seroprevalence showed that communities in the eastern part of Jimma town had the highest risk of exposure. Our results can inform community-level investigations of human seroprevalence in the high-risk areas to the east of Jimma.