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Q fever.

Parker NR, Barralet JH, Bell AM

Darling Downs Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, Australia. neil_parker@health.qld.gov.au

Q fever is a zoonosis with many manifestations. The most common clinical presentation is an influenza-like illness with varying degrees of pneumonia and hepatitis. Although acute disease is usually self-limiting, people do occasionally die from this condition. Endocarditis is the most frequent chronic presentation. Although Q fever is widespread, practitioner awareness and clinical manifestations vary from region to region. Geographically limited studies suggest that chronic fatigue syndrome and cardiovascular disease are long-term sequelae. An effective whole-cell vaccine is licensed in Australia. Live and acellular vaccines have also been studied, but are not currently licensed.

Published 28 February 2006 in Lancet, 367(9511): 679-88.
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