Q Fever in California

Coxiella burneti, the causal rickettsia of Q fever, has been recovered from dustladen air on a dairy in Southern California, and from dust-laden air on a sheep ranch in Northern California. The signficance of these recoveries of the organism from a contaminated environment is discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of immunology (1950) 1950-08, Vol.65 (2), p.211-220
Hauptverfasser: DeLay, Paul D., Lennette, Edwin H., DeOme, Kenneth B.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Coxiella burneti, the causal rickettsia of Q fever, has been recovered from dustladen air on a dairy in Southern California, and from dust-laden air on a sheep ranch in Northern California. The signficance of these recoveries of the organism from a contaminated environment is discussed.
ISSN:0022-1767
1550-6606
DOI:10.4049/jimmunol.65.2.211