Coxiella burnetii is a multi‐host bacterium that causes Q fever in humans, a zoonosis that is
emerging worldwide. The ecology of C. burnetii in wildlife is still poorly understood and the …

Simple Summary We studied Q fever in an area of Spain where a significant number of
human cases are diagnosed every year. Although animals are the only source of infection …

Background Free-living ungulates are hosts of ixodid ticks and reservoirs of tick-borne
microorganisms in central Europe and many regions around the world. Tissue samples and …

Q fever is caused by the pathogen Coxiella burnetii and is a zoonosis that naturally infects
goats, sheep, and cats, but can also infect humans, birds, reptiles, or arthropods. A survey …

Zoonotic diseases or zoonoses are infections due to the natural transmission of pathogens
between species (animals and humans). More than 70% of emerging infectious diseases …

Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii (Derrick) Philip. It is a major
cause of abortion among sheep and may be responsible for reproductive losses in red deer …

Simple Summary Coxiella burnetii, the causal agent of human Q fever and animal
Coxiellosis, is a zoonotic infectious bacterium with a complex ecology that replicates in …

(1) Background: Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii that have
cases reported in humans and animals almost everywhere. The aim of this study was to …

Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium, Coxiella
burnetii, with only anecdotal reports of human‐to‐human transmission. The cause of human …

To investigate if Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, genotypes circulating in
wildlife are associated with those infecting livestock and humans, multiple-locus variable …