A dog-related outbreak of Q fever.
Coxiella burnetii pneumonia developed in all three members of one family 8 to 12 days following exposure to an infected parturient dog. The dog gave birth to four pups; three died shortly after birth, and the fourth died within 24 hours of birth.
Department of Family Medicine, Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies