Coxiella burnetii in Humans and Ticks in Rural Senegal

BACKGROUND: Q fever is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. Epidemiologically, animals are considered reservoirs and humans incidental hosts. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We investigated Q fever in rural Senegal. Human samples (e.g., sera, saliva, breast milk, feces) were scr...

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Main Authors: Mediannikov, Oleg, Fenollar, Florence, Socolovschi, Cristina, Diatta, Georges, Bassene, Hubert, Molez, Jean-François, Sokhna, Cheikh, Trape, Jean-François, Raoult, Didier
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850317/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20386603
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000654
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