Q fever is an ubiquitous zoonosis caused by an resistant intracellular bacterium, Coxiella
burnetii. In certain areas, Q fever can be a severe public health problem, and awareness of …

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 …

Infections caused by Coxiella burnetii, commonly referred to as coxiellosis when occurring in
animals and Query fever when occurring in humans, are an important cause of abortions …

This study describes a Q fever outbreak in a herd of 77 Alpine goats which suffered a high
rate of abortions (81%[58/72]) in January 2017 and presents the results of monitoring the …

One of the largest Q fever outbreaks ever occurred in the Netherlands from 2007–2010, with
25 fatalities among 4,026 notified cases. Airborne dispersion of Coxiella burnetii was …

ABSTRACT Q fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, is a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution.
A large rural area in the southeast of the Netherlands was heavily affected by Q fever …

Coxevac® is the EMA-approved veterinary vaccine for the protection of cattle and goats
against Q fever, a zoonotic bacterial disease due to Coxiella burnetii. Since Coxevac® …

We describe a large Q fever outbreak reported in Spain, including 108 cases, 53 with
pneumonia and 27 requiring hospitalisations. The first cases were detected in February …

In 2007, a human Q fever epidemic started, mainly in the south eastern part of The
Netherlands with a suspected indirect relation to dairy goats, and, to a lesser degree, to …

The main reservoir of Coxiella (C.) burnetii are ruminants. They shed the pathogen through
birth products, vaginal mucus, faeces and milk. A direct comparison of C. burnetii excretions …