title: Coxiella burnetii infection of a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) found in Washington State.
abstract: A pregnant sea lion stranded in the State of Washington was found to have placentitis caused by a unique strain of Coxiella burnetii. This is the first description of coxiellosis in a sea lion and suggests that exposure to sea lions may be a risk factor for contracting Q fever.
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., MS G-13, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. gkersh@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Gilbert J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kersh
authors.forename: Dyanna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lambourn
authors.forename: Joshua S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Self
authors.forename: Adrianne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Akmajian
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Stanton
authors.forename: Timothy V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Baszler
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Raverty
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Massung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D046070:Sea Lions / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014861:Washington