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Atypical Case of Takayasu Aortitis Presenting as Embolic Stroke With Concomitant Massive Thoracic Artery Aneurysm

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
Multifocal aortic aneurysmal dilatation as evidenced by CT Angiography chest‐abdomen‐pelvis of the ascending aorta (A), aortic arch (B), and suprarenal abdominal aorta (C), measuring 6.0 × 6.0, 4.5 × 4.5, and 4.1 × 3.7 cm, respectively. ABSTRACT We describe the case of a 44‐year‐old female with a history significant for only hypertension who presented ...
J. Curran Henson, Jordan H. Myers, Macy Cummins, Keyur Vyas, Michael Lowry   +4 more
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Q Fever in Unexplained Febrile Illness in Northern Algeria

Microbiology Research, 2023
Our study aimed at assessing the role of Coxiella burnetii in nonspecific febrile illness at the National Center of Infectious Diseases in Algeria, EL-HADI FLICI Hospital.
H. Ghaoui, N. Achour, A. Saad-Djaballah, S. I. Belacel, I. Bitam, P. E. Fournier   +5 more
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Cow Milk Risk Factors Associated With Bacterial Contaminations Along Dairy Value Chain in Lushoto and Handeni Districts, Tanzania

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 4, July 2026.
Milk and milk products are important sources of nutrients to human and animals, but due to its physicochemical characteristics and nutritional value, it serves as an excellent medium for growth of microorganisms. Most of smallholder dairy farmers have no training on livestock husbandry and milk handling practices.
Fortunate Shija, Hezron Emmanuel Nonga
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Q Fever in Smallholder Dairy Farms in Kenya

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 4, July 2026.
Serological and molecular screening revealed widespread exposure to Coxiella burnetii in dairy cattle, linked to reproductive and herd management risk factors. Strengthened surveillance and herd‐level biosecurity are critical to reducing Q fever transmission. ABSTRACT Background Q fever is a neglected zoonotic disease of global concern.
Joseph Samuel Kimatu, Jackson Nyarongi Ombui, Timothy Muthui Wachira, Joseph Wasonga, Sylvia Cheptoo, Benson Rukwaro, Susan Migeni, Christine Mutisya, Getrude Nangekhe, Benedict Karani, Gideon Ndambuki, Erhan Yalcindag, Barend Mark de Clare Bronsvoort, Lina González Gordon, Elizabeth Anne Jessie Cook   +14 more
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Tick‐Tac‐Foe: When Ticks, Trade, and Zoonotic Pathogens Align in African Wet Meat Markets

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Zoonotic diseases account for over ∼60% of infectious diseases and present a significantly growing fatality threat in Africa. Live and wet markets (LWMs) in Africa function as key economic venues that support human livelihoods through social interaction and trade in food stuff, including meat and other animal‐based products.
Allen Takudzwa Munaro
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Q fever in the Irish dairy herd

Irish Veterinary Journal
Introduction Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, is a notifiable zoonotic pathogen in Ireland. While typically subclinical in ruminants, infection is associated with reproductive losses.
Katie Corridan, Patrick Wall, Guy McGrath, Conor McAloon   +3 more
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Identification of Type 4B Secretion System Substrates That Are Conserved among Coxiella burnetii Genomes and Promote Intracellular Growth

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Coxiella burnetii is a Gram-negative pathogen that infects a variety of mammalian hosts. Infection of domesticated ewes can cause fetal abortion, whereas acute human infection normally manifests as the flu-like illness Q fever.
Charles L. Larson, Willis Pullman, Paul A. Beare, Robert A. Heinzen   +3 more
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Coxiella burnetiipneumonia [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2003
This report reviews the pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestation of infections due toCoxiella burnetii.Q fever, a zoonosis, is due to infection withC. burnetii. This spore-forming microorganism is a small Gram-negative coccobacillus that is an obligate intracellular parasite.
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The epidemiological and infectious characteristics of novel types of Coxiella burnetii co-infected with Coxiella-like microorganisms from Xuyi County, Jiangsu province, China

BMC Infectious Diseases
Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) is the causative agent of Q fever, a type of zoonoses withwidespread distribution. In 2019, a case of Q fever was diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) method in Xuyi County (Jiangsu province, China ...
Lele Ai, Yong Qi, Yue Hu, Changqiang Zhu, Kangle Liu, Feng Li, Fuqiang Ye, Han Dai, Yifan Wu, Qiyuan Kuai, Danyue Nie, Laiyou Shan, Yan Zhang, Changjun Wang, Weilong Tan   +14 more
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Tick‐borne pathogen interactions enhance transmission in cattle and ticks in Ogun, Nigeria

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Tick‐borne diseases (TBDs) pose a major public health concern in tropical regions, where co‐infections and pathogen interactions complicate disease control. Understanding how these interactions vary across vertebrate hosts and tick vectors, and their impact on disease transmission, is crucial for developing effective intervention strategies ...
Foluke Adedayo Akande, Elianne Piloto‐Sardiñas, Oyinkansola Suliat Fadiji, Akinkunmi Olusola Idowu, Olaitan O. Omitola, Timothy Bamgbose, Akinola Stephen Oluwole, Uwem Friday Ekpo, Benjamin Olukunle Fagbemi, Apolline Maitre, Salma Kaoutar Abdelali, Zbigniew Zając, Dasiel Obregon, Angélique Foucault‐Simonin, Adrian A. Díaz‐Sánchez, Alejandro Cabezas‐Cruz   +15 more
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