The Sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in Humans and Cattle, Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study.

• Main Authors: Nicola A Wardrop (Author), Lian F Thomas (Author), Elizabeth A J Cook (Author), William A de Glanville (Author), Peter M Atkinson (Author), Claire N Wamae (Author), Eric M Fèvre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Evidence suggests that the intracellular bacterial pathogen Coxiella burnetii (which causes Q fever) is widespread, with a near global distribution. While there has been increasing attention to Q fever epidemiology in high-income settings, a recent systematic review highlighted significant gaps in o...