Colorado Sate Veterinarian, Dr. Keith Roehr In a recent interview with Colorado State Veterinarian, Dr. Keith Roehr, he stated that a dairy in the San Luis Valley is being quarantined for Q-Fever. Q-fever is a diseases that causes abortion in livestock. In this case, there have been several cattle that have had abortions. After doing some further placenta testing goats that were also located on the dairy, they to tested positive. Dr. Roehr says that this diseases is particularly of concern because it can be transferred to people. According to the Centers For Disease Control: Q fever is a disease caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii . This bacteria naturally infects some animals, such as goats, sheep, and cattle. C. burnetii bacteria are found in the birth products (i.e. plac...