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Case Reports
. 1996 Oct;23(4):753-5.
doi: 10.1093/clinids/23.4.753.

A dog-related outbreak of Q fever

F Buhariwalla  1 , B Cann, T J Marrie
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Case Reports

A dog-related outbreak of Q fever

F Buhariwalla et al. Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Oct.

Abstract

Coxiella burnetii pneumonia developed in all three members of one family 8 to 12 days following exposure to an infected parturient dog. The dog gave birth to four pups; three died shortly after birth, and the fourth died within 24 hours of birth.

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