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Q Fever—A Neglected Zoonosis [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2022
Q fever remains a neglected zoonosis in many developing countries including Pakistan. The causing agent Coxiella (C.) burnetii is resistant to environmental factors (such as drying, heat and many disinfectants), resulting in a long-lasting infection risk
Qudrat Ullah, Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Saqib, Mudassar Iqbal, Heinrich Neubauer   +4 more
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Emergence of Q Fever [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2011
Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis with many acute and chronic manifestations caused by the pathogen Coxiella burnetii. Farm animals and pets are the main reservoirs of infection, and transmission to human beings is mainly accomplished through inhalation of
E Angelakis, D Raoult
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Coverage of the 2011 Q fever vaccination campaign in the Netherlands, using retrospective population-based prevalence estimation of cardiovascular risk-conditions for chronic Q fever [PDF]

, 2015
Background: In 2011, a unique Q fever vaccination campaign targeted people at risk for chronic Q fever in the southeast of the Netherlands. General practitioners referred patients with defined cardiovascular risk-conditions (age >15 years).
Deuren, M. (Marcel) van, Isken, L. (Leslie), Schoffelen, T. (Teske), Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M. (Miriam), Timen, A. (Aura), Vanrolleghem, A.M. (Ann M.), Vermeer-De Bondt, P.E. (Patricia E.)   +6 more
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Q fever [PDF]

Veterinary Microbiology, 2010
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the ubiquitous pathogen Coxiella burnetii responsible for acute and chronic clinical manifestations. Farm animals and pets are the main reservoirs of infection, and transmission to human beings is mainly accomplished through inhalation of contaminated aerosols.
Angelakis, Emmanouil, Raoult, Didier
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Multi-omics examination of Q fever fatigue syndrome identifies similarities with chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020
Background Q fever fatigue syndrome (QFS) is characterised by a state of prolonged fatigue that is seen in 20% of acute Q fever infections and has major health-related consequences. The molecular mechanisms underlying QFS are largely unclear. In order to
Ruud P. H. Raijmakers, Megan E. Roerink, Anne F. M. Jansen, Stephan P. Keijmel, Ranko Gacesa, Yang Li, Leo A. B. Joosten, Jos W. M. van der Meer, Mihai G. Netea, Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers, Cheng-Jian Xu   +10 more
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Francisella tularensis human infections in a village of northwest Iran

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Recent seroepidemiological studies have suggested that tularemia could be an endemic bacterial zoonosis in Iran. Methods From January 2016 to June 2018, disease cases characterized by fever, cervical lymphadenopathy and ocular involvement were
Saber Esmaeili, Mahdi Rohani, Ahmad Ghasemi, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Simin Khayatzadeh, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Hossein Ahangari Cohan, Anders Johansson, Max Maurin, Ehsan Mostafavi   +9 more
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The epidemiological survey of Coxiella burnetii in small ruminants and their ticks in western Iran

BMC Veterinary Research, 2022
Background Q fever is one of the most important zoonotic diseases caused by Coxiella burnetii. Although Q fever is an endemic disease in Iran, epidemiological data on C.
Maryam Rahravani, Meysam Moravedji, Ehsan Mostafavi, Mehrdad Mohammadi, Hamid Seyfi, Neda Baseri, Mohammad Mahdi Mozoun, Mina Latifian, Saber Esmaeili   +8 more
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Tropheryma whipplei in the stool samples of children with acute diarrhea: a study from Tehran, Iran

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Recently, Tropheryma whipplei has been suggested as one of the causative agents of diarrhea among children worldwide. Limited data is available on the prevalence of T. whipplei among children with diarrhea in most countries such as Iran.
Shirin Sayyahfar, Mina Latifian, Parisa Esmaeili, Neda Baseri, Fahimeh Bagheri Amiri, Bita Bakhshi, Abdoulreza Esteghamati, Saber Esmaeili   +7 more
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Q Fever [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1999
SUMMARYQ fever is a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution with the exception of New Zealand. The disease is caused by Coxiella burnetii, a strictly intracellular, gram-negative bacterium. Many species of mammals, birds, and ticks are reservoirs of C. burnetii in nature. C. burnetii infection is most often latent in animals, with persistent shedding of
M, Maurin, D, Raoult
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Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in Africa: a OneHealth systematic review [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Q fever is a common cause of febrile illness and community-acquired pneumonia in resource-limited settings. Coxiella burnetii, the causative pathogen, is transmitted among varied host species, but the epidemiology of the organism in Africa
A Benkirane, A Benslimani, A Corwin, A Omezzine-Letaief, A OmezzineLetaief, A Rekiki, A Znazen, AA Adesiyun, AA Adesiyun, AP Schutte, AR Kamga-Waladjo, B Adu-Addai, B Gummow, BD Perry, BP Mmbando, C Geiger, C Karema, D Schellenberg, E Angelakis, E Schelling, Elizabeth A. Reddy, EM Scrimgeour, F Scolamacchia, G Maartens, GA Ki-Zerbo, GM Blanc, H Tissot-Dupont, H Tissot-Dupont, HG Nahed, HT Dupont, J Domenech, J Julvez, JA Crump, JB Haumesser, JG Ayres, JH McQuiston, Jo E. B. Halliday, John A. Crump, L Epelboin, L Luoto, M Berri, M Georgiev, M Maurin, M Prabhu, M. Kariuki Njenga, Matthew P. Rubach, MO Hussien, N Kaabia, NM Anstey, P Brouqui, PE Fournier, R Gidel, R Gidel, R Kobbe, S Koulla-Shiro, S Koulla-Shiro, S Mazeri, Sarah Cleaveland, Sky Vanderburg, SMS Amal, SP Fiorillo, SR Manock, W van der Hoek, W van der Hoek, W van der Hoek, WF Amin, WP O'Meara, Y Maurice   +67 more
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