Q fever and coxiellosis in Brazil: an underestimated disease? A brief review
Abstract Q fever, caused by the γ-proteobacterium Coxiella burnetii, is a zoonosis of great importance and global impact. This agent has high transmissibility and can spread over long distances via wind, in which a small number of aerosolized particles are needed to infect susceptible hosts. The cli...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612022000300200&tlng=en |