Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in Africa: a OneHealth systematic review.

<h4>Background</h4>Q fever is a common cause of febrile illness and community-acquired pneumonia in resource-limited settings. Coxiella burnetii, the causative pathogen, is transmitted among varied host species, but the epidemiology of the organism in Africa is poorly understood. We cond...

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Main Authors: Sky Vanderburg, Matthew P Rubach, Jo E B Halliday, Sarah Cleaveland, Elizabeth A Reddy, John A Crump
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24722554/?tool=EBI