SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1990
STP25329S

(Q Fever), A Potential Microbial Contaminant of the Environment

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Evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection is common among certain domestic animals; infected animals can shed large amounts of environmentally stable C.burnetii. C. burnetii is extremely infectious for humans, and naturally occurring aerosols, as well as other contaminated sources, appear to be responsible for widely dispersed infections of children and adults. Relevant features of what is known about the organism and the human disease it causes are reviewed. Recent findings and areas requiring further investigation are discussed in order to promote a better understanding of the role of C. burnetii as a potentially common, infectious contaminant of the environment.

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Regnery, RL
Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
McDade, JE
Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
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Developed by Committee: D22
Pages: 115–135
DOI: 10.1520/STP25329S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5131-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1290-2