Presence of Coxiella burnetii in Airborne Dust Samples from Goat and Sheep Farms in Kerman, Iran
Background: Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by inhalation of the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Ruminant livestock are common reservoirs for C. burnetii, and bacteria present in aerosols derived from the waste of infected animals can infect humans. C. burnetii is thought to infect humans primari...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Bacteriology |
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| Online Access: | https://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/view/244 |