Tess Rooney, Eric M Fèvre, Jandouwe Villinger, Maris Brenn-White, Charles O Cummings, Daniel Chai, Joseph Kamau, Alice Kiyong'a, Dennis Getange, Dickens O Ochieng, Velma Kivali, Dawn Zimmerman, Marieke Rosenbaum, Felicia B Nutter, Sharon L Deem
AIMS: Q fever is a globally distributed, neglected zoonotic disease of conservation and public health importance, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Coxiella burnetii normally causes subclinical infections in livestock, but may also cause reproductive pathology and spontaneous abortions in artiodactyl species. One such artiodactyl, the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), is an increasingly important livestock species in semi-arid landscapes. Ticks are naturally infected with C...
April 16, 2024: Zoonoses and Public Health