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Novel genotypes of Coxiella burnetii circulating in rats in Yunnan Province, China.
BMC veterinary research - 27 May 2022
Fu Mengjiao, He Peisheng, OuYang Xuan, Yu Yonghui, Wen Bohai, Zhou Dongsheng, Xiong Xiaolu, Yuan Qinghong, Jiao Jun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coxiella burnetii (Cb) is the causative agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever which is distributed worldwide. Molecular typing of Cb strains is essential to find out the infectious source and prevent Q fever outbreaks, but there has been a lack of typing data for Cb strains in China. The aim of this study was to investigate the genotypes of Cb strains in wild rats in Yunnan Province, China. RESULTS:...
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