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Identifying scenarios and risk factors for Q fever outbreaks using qualitative analysis of expert opinion

Zoonoses and Public Health, 2022
Q fever is an important zoonotic disease perceived to be an occupational hazard for those working with livestock. Outbreaks involving large numbers of people are uncommon, but the increasing case incidence coupled with changing environmental and industry
Tabita Tan, M. Hernandez-Jover, L. Hayes, AK Wiethoelter, S. Firestone, M. Stevenson, J. Heller   +6 more
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The epidemic of Q fever in 2018 to 2019 in Zhuhai city of China determined by metagenomic next-generation sequencing

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii (Cb). From January 2018 to November 2019, plasma samples from 2,382 patients with acute fever of unknown cause at a hospital in Zhuhai city of China were tested using metagenomic next-generation
Mingxing Huang, Jinmin Ma, J. Jiao, Chun-na Li, Luan Chen, Zhongyi Zhu, Feng Ruan, Li Xing, Xinchun Zheng, Mengjiao Fu, Binyin Ma, Chongjie Gan, Y. Mao, Chongnan Zhang, P. Sun, Xi Liu, Ziliang Lin, Luan Chen, Zhiyu Lu, Dongsheng Zhou, B. Wen, Weijun Chen, Xiaolu Xiong, J. Xia   +23 more
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One Health Approach: An Overview of Q Fever in Livestock, Wildlife and Humans in Asturias (Northwestern Spain)

Animals, 2021
Simple Summary We studied Q fever in an area of Spain where a significant number of human cases are diagnosed every year. Although animals are the only source of infection for people, this is the first study carried out in the autonomous community of ...
A. Espí, A. del Cerro, Á. Oleaga, M. Rodríguez-Pérez, C. López, A. Hurtado, Luís D. Rodríguez-Martínez, J. Barandika, A. García-Pérez   +8 more
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Incidence Estimates of Acute Q Fever and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, from 2007 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021
. Q fever and spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) are common causes of severe febrile illness in northern Tanzania. Incidence estimates are needed to characterize the disease burden.
Sruti Pisharody, M. Rubach, M. Carugati, W. Nicholson, J. Perniciaro, H. Biggs, M. Maze, J. Hertz, Jo E. B. Halliday, K. J. Allan, B. Mmbaga, W. Saganda, Bingileki F Lwezaula, R. Kazwala, S. Cleaveland, V. Maro, J. Crump   +16 more
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Assessing Q Fever Exposure in Veterinary Professionals: A Study on Seroprevalence and Awareness in Portugal, 2024. [PDF]

Vet Sci
Moreira G, Ribeiro M, Martins M, Cardoso JM, Esteves F, Anastácio S, Duarte S, Vala H, Cruz R, Mesquita JR.   +9 more
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Investigation of a Q fever outbreak in a Scottish co-located slaughterhouse and cutting plant [PDF]

, 2010
Outbreaks of Q fever are rare in the UK. In 2006, the largest outbreak of Q fever in Scotland occurred at a co-located slaughterhouse and cutting plant with 110 cases.
Australian Government, British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee, Camacho, Chiu, Cutler, Derrick, Fenollar, Hawker, Health Protection Agency, Kermode, Marmion, Maurin, McCaughey, Pollock, Raoult, Raoult, Shapiro, Smith, Thomas, Van Woerden, Waag, Wildman   +21 more
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An Outbreak of Q fever in a prison in Italy [PDF]

, 2005
We observed an outbreak of Q fever in a prison population. Overall, 65 of the 600 prison inmates developed the disease. The location of the prison cells had no apparent effect on the risk of infection.
Babudieri, Sergio, Brunetti, Bruna, Caccamo, Francesco, Farchi, Francesca, Rezza, Giovanni, Starnini, Giulio   +5 more
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Characterization of Coxiella burnetii strains from ruminants in a Galleria mellonella host-based model

New Microbes and New Infections, 2018
Coxiella burnetii is a small Gram-negative intracellular bacterium and is the causative agent of Q fever, which is a zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution.
A. Selim, E. Yang, E. Rousset, R. Thiéry, K. Sidi-Boumedine   +4 more
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Chronic Q fever with no elevation of inflammatory markers: a case report [PDF]

, 2012
Chronic q Fever with no elevation of inflammatory markers: a case report. Boattini M, Almeida A, Moura RB, Abreu J, Santos AS, Toscano Rico M. SourceDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Marta's Hospital, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal.
Abreu, J., Almeida, A., Barata Moura, R., Boattini, M., Rico, M.T., Santos, A.S.   +5 more
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Uptake and fecal excretion of Coxiella burnetii by Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor marginatus ticks [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever and is mainly transmitted via inhalation of infectious aerosols. DNA of C.
Henning, Klaus, Körner, Sophia, Makert, Gustavo R., Mertens‑Scholz, Katja, Nijhof, Ard M., Pfeffer, Martin, Starke, Alexander, Ulbert, Sebastian   +7 more
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