Shedding and extensive and prolonged environmental contamination of goat farms of Q fever patients by Coxiella burnetii.
Hyeon Seop ByeonStalin NattanJun Hyoung KimSeong Tae HanMun Hui ChaeMi Na HanByeongwoo AhnYong-Dae KimHee-Sung KimHye Won JeongPublished in: Veterinary medicine and science (2022)
The environment on farms owned by Q fever patients was contaminated extensively and persistently, even after antibiotic treatment of goats and environmental decontamination. Undetected environmental contamination can be a major source of sporadic Q fever infection in South Korea.