Outbreak of Q fever in Lohra-Rollshausen, Germany, spring 1996.
Q fever is an acute (and sometimes chronic) febrile illness caused by the rickettsial organism Coxiella burnetii. The commonest animal reservoirs for C. burnetiiare cattle, sheep, and goats. Infected animals shed the organisms, which resist desiccation, i
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, USA.
Ziese
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Schwartlander
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Matzdorff
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Kuhnhen
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Burger
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Krug
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Petersen
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