title: Isolation of Coxiella burnetii in Sweden.
abstract: Coxiella burnetii was isolated from sheep placentas, which had been collected from farms harbouring humans seropositive to the organism. The isolation of these bacteria is the final evidence that Q fever is a domestic disease in Sweden.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Kalmar Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akesson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Thiele
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macellaro
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schwan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Norlander
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003381:Coxiella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D010920:Placenta / Q000382:microbiology*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology; D012756:Sheep; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology