Q Fever in Military Firefighters during Cadet Training in Brazil

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Aug;99(2):303-305. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0979. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Abstract

We report five cases of Q fever among cadets during a training program for Military Firefighters Academy in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This cluster confirms the significance of Coxiella burnetii as an infectious agent in Brazil, where the occurrence of this zoonosis is poorly documented and highlights the potential risk for Q fever transmission in rural areas or farms with infected animals.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Coxiella burnetii / genetics
  • Coxiella burnetii / isolation & purification
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Firefighters*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Military Personnel*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Q Fever / diagnosis*
  • Q Fever / epidemiology
  • Q Fever / transmission
  • Teaching
  • Young Adult
  • Zoonoses / epidemiology
  • Zoonoses / microbiology
  • Zoonoses / transmission

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial