title: Q fever in Greenland.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of EpidemiologyResearch, University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. ako@ssi.dk
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Claus Bo
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Svendsen
authors.forename: Jens Jorgen
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bundgaard
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vindfeld
authors.forename: Claus Bohn
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: Steen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villumsen
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial