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Review
. 2008 Sep;22(3):505-14, ix.
doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.002.

Q fever

Hervé Tissot-Dupont  1 , Didier Raoult
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Review

Q fever

Hervé Tissot-Dupont et al. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by the pathogen Coxiella burnetii causing acute and chronic clinical manifestations. The name "Q fever" derives from "Query fever" and was given in 1935 following an outbreak of febrile illness in an abattoir in Queensland, Australia. C burnetii is considered a potential agent of bioterrorism (class B by the Centers for Disease Control).

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