Q fever is an infectious disease with a global distribution caused by the intracellular
bacterium, Coxiella burnetii, which has been detected in a large number of tick species …

Nonpathogenic bacteria likely play important roles in the biology and vector competence of
ticks and other arthropods. Coxiella, a gram-negative gammaproteobacterium, is one of the …

The Coxiellaceae family is composed of five genera showing lifestyles ranging from free-
living to symbiosis. Among them, Coxiella burnetii is a well-known pathogen causing Q fever …

An epidemiological study was performed to determine the role of dogs and ticks infesting
dogs in the transmission of Q fever in humans and animals from April 2019 to March 2020 in …

Coxiella burnetii is a globally distributed zoonotic γ-proteobacterium with an obligatory
intracellular lifestyle. It is the causative agent of Q fever in humans and of coxiellosis among …

Q fever, a zoonotic disease, is caused by a gram-negative intracellular bacterium, Coxiella
burnetii. Although normally transmitted during exposure to infectious aerosols, C. burnetii is …

A total of 1000 Ixodes ricinus ticks were collected in 2006 and 2007 in a forest region of
Central Germany and investigated for Coxiella burnetii. The transposase element IS1111 …

Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii and is transmitted by more than 40 tick species. This
study aimed to identify the tick species in goats of Meshkin-Shahr, Ardabil Province, Iran …

In humans, the most frequent routes of infection are via inhalation (Dutkiewicz et al., 2011),
direct contact of pathogen with damaged skin and mucous membrane, via the alimentary …

Background: Q fever is a zoonotic infectious disease characterized by fever, malaise, chills,
significant weakness, and muscle pain. In some cases, the disease can become chronic and …