Uptake and fecal excretion of Coxiella burnetii by Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor marginatus ticks [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 The bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever and is mainly transmitted via inhalation of infectious aerosols. DNA of C. burnetii is frequently detected in ticks, but the role of ticks as vectors in the epidemiology of this agent is
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Endocardite por Coxiella burnetii (febre Q): doença rara ou pouco diagnosticada? Relato de caso Endocarditis due to Coxiella burnetii (Q fever): a rare or underdiagnosed disease? Case report [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008 A febre Q é uma zoonose de distribuição mundial causada por Coxiella burnetii, sendo raros os registros da doença no Brasil. Estudos soroepidemiológicos mostraram uma freqüência relativamente elevada de anticorpos contra Coxiella burnetii em populações ...
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Rapid Typing of Coxiella burnetii [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Coxiella burnetii has the potential to cause serious disease and is highly prevalent in the environment. Despite this, epidemiological data are sparse and isolate collections are typically small, rare, and difficult to share among laboratories as this pathogen is governed by select agent rules and fastidious to culture.
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Elevated Cholesterol in the
mBio, 2017 Coxiella burnetii is an intracellular bacterial pathogen and a significant cause of culture-negative endocarditis in the United States. Upon infection, the nascent Coxiella phagosome fuses with the host endocytic pathway to form a large lysosome-like ...
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 The zoonosis Q fever is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Besides the main transmission route via inhalation of contaminated aerosols, ticks are discussed as vectors since the first isolation of the pathogen from a ...
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Coxiella burnetii and Related Tick Endosymbionts Evolved from Pathogenic Ancestors
Genome Biology and Evolution, 2021 Both symbiotic and pathogenic bacteria in the family Coxiellaceae cause morbidity and mortality in humans and animals. For instance, Coxiella-like endosymbionts (CLEs) improve the reproductive success of ticks—a major disease vector, while Coxiella ...
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Genomic changes during the evolution of the Coxiella genus along the parasitism-mutualism continuum
Peer Community Journal, 2023 The Coxiellaceae family is composed of five genera showing lifestyles ranging from free-living to symbiosis. Among them, Coxiella burnetii is a well-known pathogen causing Q fever in humans.
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Recent Advances on the Innate Immune Response to Coxiella burnetii
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium and the causative agent of a worldwide zoonosis known as Q fever. The pathogen invades monocytes and macrophages, replicating within acidic phagolysosomes and evading host defenses ...
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Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii infection in aborted samples of domestic ruminants in Iran
PLoS ONE, 2021 Background Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever which is a highly infectious zoonotic disease. C. burnetii has become one of the most important causes of abortion in livestock, which can lead to widespread abortions in these animals. There
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Seroepidemiology of Coxiella Burnetii in commercial dairy herds in northeast of Iran [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2011 Q fever is an important zoonotic disease caused by infection with Coxiella burnetii. Limited information is available concerning theseroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Iran.A serological survey was conducted to describe the eroepidemiology of ...
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