Abstract Background The bacterium Coxiella burnetii has caused unprecedented outbreaks
of Q fever in the Netherlands between 2007 and 2010. Since 2007, over 4000 human cases …

Q fever is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. One of the largest reported
outbreaks of Q fever in humans occurred in the Netherlands starting in 2007; epidemiologic …

Q fever, a worldwide zoonosis, is an arousing public health concern in many countries since
the recent Dutch outbreak. An emerging C. burnetii clone, genotype CbNL01, was identified …

Coxiella burnetii is the etiologic agent of Q fever. It may occur as two different morphological
forms, a large cell variant (LCV) and a small cell variant (SCV). The SCV is characterized by …

Ruminants are considered the commonest animal reservoir for human infection of Coxiella
burnetii, the Q fever causative agent. Considering the recently described importance of …

Background As the epidemiology of human Q Fever generally reflects the spread of Coxiella
burnetii in ruminant livestock, molecular characterization of strains is essential to prevent …

Coxiella burnetii is the etiologic agent of Q fever, a worldwide distributed zoonosis,
accountable for serious health problem both for humans and animals. The exposure to C …

Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever, has been shown to be
endemic in Great Britain, but information on the prevailing genomic lineages or Genomic …

Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. In domestic
ruminants, Q fever main clinical manifestations are abortions. Although the clinical signs …

Q fever is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), an obligate
intracellular bacterium. In ruminants, shedding into the environment mainly occurs during …