1. Q fever in Greenland.
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Koch A, Svendsen CB, Christensen JJ, Bundgaard H, Vindfeld L, Christiansen CB, Kemp M, and Villumsen S
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- Adult, Animals, Antibodies, Bacterial blood, Aorta microbiology, Coxiella burnetii classification, Coxiella burnetii genetics, Coxiella burnetii immunology, DNA, Bacterial blood, Dogs, Greenland, Humans, Male, Mitral Valve microbiology, Molecular Sequence Data, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Coxiella burnetii isolation & purification, Endocarditis, Bacterial diagnosis, Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology, Q Fever diagnosis, Q Fever microbiology
- Abstract
We report a patient with Q fever endocarditis in a settlement in eastern Greenland (Isortoq, Ammassalik area). Likely animal sources include sled dogs and seals. Q fever may be underdiagnosed in Arctic areas but may also represent an emerging infection.
- Published
- 2010
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