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Molecular epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii from ruminants in Q fever outbreak, the Netherlands.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2011
Roest Hendrik I J, Ruuls Robin C, Tilburg Jeroen J H C, Nabuurs-Franssen Marrigje H, Klaassen Corne H W, Vellema Piet, van den Brom René, Dercksen Daan, Wouda Willem, Spierenburg Marcel A H, van der Spek Arco N, Buijs Rob, de Boer Albert G, Willemsen Peter Th J, van Zijderveld Fred G
Abstract excerpt
Q fever is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. One of the largest reported outbreaks of Q fever in humans occurred in the Netherlands starting in 2007; epidemiologic investigations identified small ruminants as the source. To determine the genetic background of C. burnetii in domestic ruminants responsible for the human Q fever outbreak, we genotyped 126 C. burnetii-positive samples from...
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