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ArticleFolia microbiologica2020

A sporadic case of acute Q fever and identification of the animal source of the infection.

Hacène Medkour, Bernard Davoust, Manolis Angelakis, Richard Thiéry, Didier Raoult, Elodie Rousset, Philippe Parola, Carole Eldin

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Article in Folia microbiologica, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hacène MedkourAix Marseille University, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France.
Bernard DavoustAix Marseille University, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France. bernard.davoust@gmail.com.
Manolis AngelakisIHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
Richard ThiérySophia Antipolis Laboratory, Q Fever Unit, ANSES, Biot, France.
Didier RaoultAix Marseille University, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France.
Elodie RoussetSophia Antipolis Laboratory, Q Fever Unit, ANSES, Biot, France.
Philippe ParolaIHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
Carole EldinIHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
Méditerranée Infection Foundation · FRAix-Marseille Université · FRFondation Sophia Antipolis · FRInstitut de Recherche pour le Développement · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Q fever is a zoonosis. Humans are infected through the inhalation of Coxiella burnetii particles that are dispersed into the air from the birth products or faeces of ruminants. Major outbreaks can occur in association with farming activities. C. burnetii can be disseminated by wind up to several tens of kilometres and infect humans far from its zoonotic source. As a result, the sources of sporadic cases are rarely identified. We report a sporadic case of acute Q fever in a French farmer returning from a cruise in the Caribbean. Careful examination found that the infection was not associated with travel, and a veterinary investigation identified C. burnetii DNA (MST genotype 8) in the faeces, nasal and vaginal swabs of several ewes from her herd of sheep. As a consequence, the herd was slaughtered to avoid dissemination of the infection.

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AnimalsAnimals, DomesticCoxiella burnetiiFemaleGenotypeHumansMiddle AgedQ FeverSheepSheep DiseasesZoonoses

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PMID32385606
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