First report of Q fever in Oman.
Although serologic evidence suggests the presence of Q fever in humans and animals in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, acute Q fever has not been reported on the Arabian Peninsula. We report the first two cases of acute Q fever in Oman.
Scrimgeour
E M
EM
Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman. scrim@squ.edu.om
Johnston
W J
WJ
Al Dhahry
S H
SH
El-Khatim
H S
HS
John
V
V
Musa
M
M
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy