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Unique Clone of Coxiella burnetii Causing Severe Q Fever, French Guiana
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Jul 2013
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 19(7):1102-1104.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Acute Q fever is an emergent and severe disease in French Guiana. We obtained 5 Coxiella burnetii isolates from samples of patients from Cayenne and found an epidemic clone circulating in Cayenne. This clone has caused pneumonia and endocarditis and seems to be more virulent than previously described strains.
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Volume:19
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