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  • Coxiella burnetii Infection...
    Biggs, Holly M; Turabelidze, George; Pratt, Drew; Todd, Suzanne R; Jacobs-Slifka, Kara; Drexler, Naomi A; McCurdy, Gail; Lloyd, Jennifer; Evavold, Charles L; Fitzpatrick, Kelly A; Priestley, Rachael A; Singleton, Joseph; Sun, David; Tang, Minh; Kato, Cecilia; Kersh, Gilbert J; Anderson, Alicia

    The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 03/2016, Letnik: 94, Številka: 3
    Journal Article

    Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic pathogen that causes Q fever in humans and is transmitted primarily from infected goats, sheep, or cows. Q fever typically presents as an acute febrile illness; however, individuals with certain predisposing conditions, including cardiac valvulopathy, are at risk for chronic Q fever, a serious manifestation that may present as endocarditis. In response to a cluster of Q fever cases detected by public health surveillance, we evaluated C. burnetii infection in a community that operates a large-scale cow and goat dairy. A case was defined as an individual linked to the community with a C. burnetii phase II IgG titer ≥ 128. Of 135 participants, 47 (35%) cases were identified. Contact with or close proximity to cows, goats, and their excreta was associated with being a case (relative risk 2.7, 95% confidence interval 1.3-5.3). Cases were also identified among individuals without cow or goat contact and could be related to windborne spread or tracking of C. burnetii on fomites within the community. A history of injection drug use was reported by 26/130 (20%) participants; follow-up for the presence of valvulopathy and monitoring for development of chronic Q fever may be especially important among this population.