Q fever in urban area – an emerging zoonosis
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Q fever in urban area – an emerging zoonosis
Background Q fever is a zoonosis with reported outbreaks in rural areas, related to farms and farm animals. In the urban area, the source of infection is almost always unknown and can be related to windborne spread of Coxiella burnetii. Objective: To emphasize the importance of Coxiella burnetii etiology in prolonged febrile syndrome. We want to point out that Q fever can become a real threat e...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-s7-p86