Acute Q fever infection in Thuringia, Germany, after burial of roe deer fawn cadavers ( Capreolus capreolus ): a case report

Acute Q fever infection in Thuringia, Germany, after burial of roe deer fawn cadavers ( Capreolus capreolus ): a case report

Abstract We report on a case of a 48-year-old man who presented with acute Q fever infection after burying two fawn cadavers ( Capreolus capreolus ). Recent outbreaks of Q fever in Europe have been traced back to intensive goat breeding units, sheep flocks in the proximity of highly populated urban...

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Veröffentlicht in:New microbes and new infections 2015-11, Vol.8 (C), p.19-20
Hauptverfasser: Schleenvoigt, B.T, Sprague, L.D, Mertens, K, Moog, U, Schmoock, G, Wolf, G, Neumann, M, Pletz, M.W, Neubauer, H
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Capreolus capreolus
Ciprofloxacin
Coxiella burnetii
First Clinical Case Report
Infectious Disease
natural reservoir
pneumonia
soil
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract We report on a case of a 48-year-old man who presented with acute Q fever infection after burying two fawn cadavers ( Capreolus capreolus ). Recent outbreaks of Q fever in Europe have been traced back to intensive goat breeding units, sheep flocks in the proximity of highly populated urban areas or to farmed deer. To our knowledge, this is the first case report describing Q fever infection in a human linked to roe deer as a source of infection.
ISSN:2052-2975
2052-2975
DOI:10.1016/j.nmni.2015.09.006