COXIELLA BURNETII (Q-FEVER) INFECTION IN DAMA GAZELLE (GAZELLA DAMA)

Twenty three Dama gazelle (4 males and 19 females) had been held in a private collection in the United Arab Emirates since March 2006. They were kept in a fenced, sand enclosure with direct contact and exposure to a mixed collection of non-domestic ungulates including Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), Fallow deer (Dama dama) and Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii). The enclosure had previously housed domestic goats that had been removed in September 2005 and was top-dressed with sand prior to introducing the Dama gazelles.