Remarkable spatial variation in the seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii after a large Q fever epidemic.
Roan PijnackerJohan ReimerinkLidwien A M SmitArianne B van Gageldonk-LafeberJan-Paul ZockFloor BorléeJoris YzermansDick J J HeederikCatharina B M MaassenWim van der HoekPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2017)
Results showed a remarkable spatial variation in C. burnetii seroprevalence in a relatively small livestock dense area. It confirms previous evidence that the Q fever epidemic was primarily the result of airborne C. burnetii transmission from Q fever affected goat farms.
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