2002
DOI: 10.1089/15303660260613747
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Q Fever in Humans and Animals in the United States

Abstract: Coxiella burnetii, the etiologic agent of Q fever, is a worldwide zoonotic pathogen. Although Q fever is present in the United States, little is known about its current incidence or geographic distribution in either humans or animals. Published reports of national disease surveillance, individual cases, outbreak investigations, and serologic surveys were reviewed to better characterize Q fever epidemiology in the United States. In national disease surveillance reports for 1948-1986, 1,396 human cases were repo… Show more

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“…In the USA, C. burnetii is enzootic in ruminants and wild animals as in other parts of the world [105], but human infections due to C. burnetii are rare [48,105]. The most recent cases of Q fever have been described in Australia [50,148,186], Canada [87,94], France [125,165], Germany [58], Japan [160], Spain [34,135], Switzerland and the United Kingdom [117].…”
Section: Zoonotic Aspectmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the USA, C. burnetii is enzootic in ruminants and wild animals as in other parts of the world [105], but human infections due to C. burnetii are rare [48,105]. The most recent cases of Q fever have been described in Australia [50,148,186], Canada [87,94], France [125,165], Germany [58], Japan [160], Spain [34,135], Switzerland and the United Kingdom [117].…”
Section: Zoonotic Aspectmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] In humans in the United States, acute Q fever most commonly presents as a flu-like illness, more rarely as hepatitis or pneumonia; asymptomatic infections have also been documented. 22,23 In addition to the acute illness, Q fever can cause chronic infection. Chronic infection occurs rarely ( 5%) and may present months to years after an acute infection.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular zoonotic pathogen and the etiologic agent of Q fever in humans [1,[17][18][19]. Domestic ruminants (cattle, sheep, and goats) are described as the primary reservoir species for exposure of humans [1,[17][18][19].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Domestic ruminants (cattle, sheep, and goats) are described as the primary reservoir species for exposure of humans [1,[17][18][19]. In dairy cattle C. burnetii infections may be underrecognized [19,20] and there is incomplete understanding of infection dynamics and disease manifestations. In the United States there are currently no approved C. burnetii are inconsistent [8,15,24].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%