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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar;16(3):511-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1603.091220.

Q fever in Greenland

Anders Koch  1 , Claus Bo Svendsen, Jens Jorgen Christensen, Henning Bundgaard, Lars Vindfeld, Claus Bohn Christiansen, Michael Kemp, Steen Villumsen
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Q fever in Greenland

Anders Koch et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

We report a patient with Q fever endocarditis in a settlement in eastern Greenland (Isortoq, Ammassalik area). Likely animal sources include sled dogs and seals. Q fever may be underdiagnosed in Arctic areas but may also represent an emerging infection.

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A) Ammassalik area (box) in Greenland. B) Main towns in the Ammassalik area. Red circles show the main town of Tasiilaq and 5 settlements. Location of the airport is indicated. Reprinted with permission of the National Survey and Cadastre [Kort og Matrikelstyrelsen], Danish Ministry of the Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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