Acute Q fever infection in Thuringia, Germany, after burial of roe deer fawn cadavers (Capreolus capreolus): a case report

We report on a case of a 48-year-old man who presented with acute Q fever infection after burying two fawn cadavers (Capreolus capreolus). Recent outbreaks of Q fever in Europe have been traced back to intensive goat breeding units, sheep flocks in the proximity of highly populated urban areas or to...

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Main Authors: B.T. Schleenvoigt, L.D. Sprague, K. Mertens, U. Moog, G. Schmoock, G. Wolf, M. Neumann, M.W. Pletz, H. Neubauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297515000712