Q fever cluster among raw milk drinkers in Michigan, 2011.
Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, a unique bacterium that is widespread but infrequently associated with human illness or outbreaks. We report on evidence of infection with C. burnetii in a small group of regular consumers of raw (unpasteurized) milk from the same dairy in Michigan.
Bureau of Disease Control Prevention and Epidemiology, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, MI, USA.
Kimberly A
KA
Signs
Mary Grace
MG
Stobierski
Tejal N
TN
Gandhi
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003612:Dairying; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M