Real‐time PCR analysis of environmental samples (dust and aerosols) is an easy tool to
investigate the presence of Coxiella burnetii in the farm environment. The aim of this study …

Abstract Aim To investigate the Coxiella burnetii DNA content in environmental samples that
may contribute to the transmission of C. burnetii. Methods and Results During a large Q …

Simple Summary We studied Q fever in an area of Spain where a significant number of
human cases are diagnosed every year. Although animals are the only source of infection …

Q fever is a zoonotic abortive disease of ruminants mostly transmitted by inhalation of
aerosols contaminated by Coxiella burnetii. Clusters of cases or even epidemics regularly …

During large Q fever outbreaks in the Netherlands between 2007 and 2010, dairy goat farms
were implicated as the primary source of human Q fever. The transmission of Coxiella …

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 zoonotic disease caused by the intracellular bacterium, Coxiella burnetii. Its
primary mode of transmission is by inhalation of aerosols originating from infected animals …

Background The obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii causes globally
distributed zoonotic Q fever. Ruminant livestock are common reservoirs of C. burnetii …

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 …

Q fever, a disease caused by Coxiella burnetii (CB), is an emerging zoonotic health
problem. The prevalence data from potential sources are valuable for assessing the risk to …