Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic agent transmitted mainly by small ruminants. In Brazil the
disease has been classified as a notifiable disease since 2013, when human cases were …

Q fever is caused by the pathogen Coxiella burnetii and is a zoonosis that naturally infects
goats, sheep, and cats, but can also infect humans, birds, reptiles, or arthropods. A survey …

Brazilian descendants of former Black-slave (quilombola) communities have been
predisposed to several zoonotic diseases due to social vulnerability, characterized by …

Coxiella burnetii, an intracellular bacterium, is the agent of Q fever/coxiellosis, a worldwide
zoonosis. Dairy animals are the primary reservoirs of C. burnetii, and although the disease is …

The recent outbreak of Q fever in The Netherlands warned European health authorities of
the need of studying Coxiella burnetii. In Portugal, little is known about C. burnetii infection …

Purpose of the Review Q fever, a bacterial zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, is reported
very heterogeneously in humans in Latin America. The objective of this study was to review …

The aim of this study was to evaluate by serology and PCR analyses the prevalence of
Coxiella burnetti infection in ungulates in Spain. Sera were collected from red deer (Cervus …

Coxiella burnetii (order Legionellales, family Coxiellaceae), the etiological agent of Q fever,
is a pleomorphic, obligate Gram-negative intracellular bacillococcus that can infect humans …

Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes Q fever
in human beings and animals. Cattle, sheep and goats are the most important sources of …

Coxiella burnetii is a ubiquitous zoonotic bacterium reported worldwide that causes Q-fever.
Infections result in profound economic losses to livestock producers by causing abortions …