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A sporadic case of acute Q fever and identification of the animal source of the infection.
Folia microbiologica - 1 Oct 2020
Medkour Hacène, Davoust Bernard, Angelakis Manolis, Thiéry Richard, Raoult Didier, Rousset Elodie, Parola Philippe, Eldin Carole
Abstract excerpt
Q fever is a zoonosis. Humans are infected through the inhalation of Coxiella burnetii particles that are dispersed into the air from the birth products or faeces of ruminants. Major outbreaks can occur in association with farming activities. C. burnetii can be disseminated by wind up to several tens of kilometres and infect humans far from its zoonotic source. As a result, the sources of sporadic cases are...
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