Q fever in Greenland.
We report a patient with Q fever endocarditis in a settlement in eastern Greenland (Isortoq, Ammassalik area). Likely animal sources include sled dogs and seals. Q fever may be underdiagnosed in Arctic areas but may also represent an emerging infection.
Koch
Anders
A
Department of EpidemiologyResearch, University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. ako@ssi.dk
Svendsen
Claus Bo
CB
Christensen
Jens Jorgen
JJ
Bundgaard
Henning
H
Vindfeld
Lars
L
Christiansen
Claus Bohn
CB
Kemp
Michael
M
Villumsen
Steen
S
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001011:Aorta / Q000382:microbiology; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D004285:Dogs; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006116:Greenland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011778:Q Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial