Emerg Infect Dis

eid

Emerging Infectious Diseases

1080-60401080-6059

Centers for Disease Control

10653575

2627974

Research Article

First report of Q fever in Oman.

Scrimgeour

E. M.

scrim@squ.edu.omJohnston

W. J.

Al Dhahry

S. H.

El-Khatim

H. S.

John

Musa

Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman.

Jan-Feb2000

617476

Although serologic evidence suggests the presence of Q fever in humans and animals in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, acute Q fever has not been reported on the Arabian Peninsula. We report the first two cases of acute Q fever in Oman.