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. 2008 Apr 1;46(7):e65-8.
doi: 10.1086/528866.

Outbreak of Q fever among US military in western Iraq, June-July 2005

Dennis J Faix  1 , Dustin J Harrison, Mark S Riddle, Andrew F Vaughn, Samuel L Yingst, Kenneth Earhart, Glenn Thibault
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Outbreak of Q fever among US military in western Iraq, June-July 2005

Dennis J Faix et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

An outbreak of Q fever occurred in 22 (58%) of 38 Marines deployed to Iraq in 2005. Fever (in 100% of patients), respiratory symptoms (76%), and gastrointestinal symptoms (53%) were common. Possible risk factors included dust and exposure to animals and ticks.

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