Isolation of Coxiella burnetii in Sweden.
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.
Akesson
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Kalmar Hospital, Sweden.
Krauss
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Thiele
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Macellaro
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Schwan
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Norlander
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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